Jeff Weaver
| IP | 1123 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 4.945 |
| WHIP | 1.403 |
| BB/9 | 2.46 |
| SO/9 | 5.907 |
- Full name Jeffrey Charles Weaver
- Born 08/22/1976 in Northridge, CA
- Profile Ht.: 6'5" / Wt.: 200 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Fresno State
- Debut 04/14/1999
- Drafted in the 1st round (14th overall) by the Detroit Tigers in 1998 (signed for $1,750,000).
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Background: The White Sox selected Weaver in 1997 as a draft-eligible sophomore after he led NCAA Division I with 181 strikeouts but he didn't come to terms and returned to college, where he was a second-team All-American. The Tigers drafted him 14th overall--and would have selected him sooner. That faith proved justified when Weaver pitched well for short-season Jamestown, even better for Class A West Michigan and better yet in the Midwest League playoffs, when he didn't allow an earned run in 16 innings of work. Strengths: Weaver tops 90 mph consistently and has a lot of sinking action on his fastball. He throws an effective late-breaking slider. Weaver's excellent command landed him on the U.S. Olympic Team in 1996--the only freshman on the team. Weaknesses: Weaver is tough on righthanded hitters, but will need to come up with a more effective changeup to combat lefthanded hitters. The Future: If Weaver does well in spring training, he may start the year at Triple-A Toledo. Some Tigers club officials feel he will be pitching in the major leagues by midseason.
