Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Luke Weaver tossed seven scoreless innings on Sunday, allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out eight in a 7-0 win over the Reds. Weaver looked like a completely different player on the mound, as he tossed seven shutout innings for the first time since August 2017. Not only was it surprising to see Weaver pitch this well after allowing 15 runs 14 earned in 14 2/3 innings during Spring Training, it was a shock to see him blank the highest ...

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Luke Weaver struggled on Tuesday against the Rockies, allowing four runs on five hits and a walk over three innings to earn the loss. Weaver was dinged by the long ball in the loss, allowing three home runs including back-to-back homers to Ryan McMahon and Trevor Story in the third inning. Tuesday was a sharp contrast to his first outing in which he allowed only two hits in two scoreless innings, but Weaver did manage to get his first strikeouts of the ...

Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Luke Weaver was replaced after three innings pitched in Friday's game against the Padres. Alex Young took over in the fourth. Weaver had 43 pitches and had surrendered two homers in the game, so it's likely that something is not quite right. It's even more fishy when considering the peculiar nature of his previous two starts, where he was lights out for the first few innings and then got shelled. The Diamondbacks local broadcast is suggesting that Weaver tweaked ...

BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~ 170CURRENT ADP: ~195 overallANALYSIS: Luke Weaver seemed to be in the middle of a breakout before an injury halted his 2019 season. On the season, he pitched 64.1 innings in 12 starts with a 2.94 ERA and 1.07 WHIP. To further dive into this potential breakout, lets take a look into some underlying stats. His K-BB% went from 11.0% in 2018 to 21.2% in 2019. This was due to a large spike in strikeouts while also lowering his walk rate. He simply raised his strikeout rate...

Luke Weaver's 2019 was abbreviated by both a flexor pronator strain and a UCL sprain, but he was great when able to take the field: 4-3 with a 2.94 ERA and 3.87 xFIP in 64 1/3 IP. He punched out plenty of opposing batters (26.5%) without walking too many (5.4%), in part thanks to a cutter (8.2 SwStr%, 57.8 Zone%) that he hadn't thrown consistently since 2016. His changeup also looks like a premium strikeout pitch (18.3 SwStr%, 32.8 Zone%, 43.2% chase rate), and his fastball ranks above-average ...

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Luke Weaver (elbow) will throw all of his pitches in an aggressive bullpen session on Friday. It's good progress for Weaver, but fantasy owners at this point have already moved on. Even if the 26-year-old right-hander makes it back in September, he'd likely only make one or two starts. He's been out since May 26 but was sporting a nice 3.03 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 68 strikeouts in 62 1/3 innings over 11 starts in his first season in Arizona. Weaver will be ...

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Luke Weaver threw 10 pitches before Friday's game against the Dodgers in his first bullpen session since hitting the shelf in May with a UCL sprain. Before injured, Weaver was in the midst of a resurgent season after being traded to Arizona in the deal for Paul Goldschmidt, with a 3.02 ERA and a career-high 26.8% K-rate. Unlikely to be able to handle a starter's load upon return, Weaver could instead see time in the bullpen as a high-leverage reliever.

The Midsummer Classic has come and gone, leaving us without baseball for what seems like the longest week of the calendar year. Before the second half of the 2019 MLB season gets underway, the RotoBaller staff has updated our fantasy baseball rankings for the remainder of the year.RotoBaller writers Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus, Bill Dubiel and Scott Engel want you to crush the competition and know that rankings don't stop mattering once your draft is over.Starting pitchers have been the bane of f[...]

Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the disabled list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to take advantage of breakouts or impact bats before others sure can.The primary challenge of playing in an NL or AL-only league is often the lack of options regarding adding and subtracting players when needed. I[...]

Arizona Diamondbacks starter Luke Weaver (arm) had a follow-up MRI on Monday that showed improvement in his pitching arm. Weaver felt discomfort during a shortened start on May 26 before being put on the injured list. He was ultimately diagnosed with multiple mild strains in his throwing arm, although, he thankfully avoided needing surgery. The improvement bodes well for the 25-year-old, but there is still no throwing program in place as of yet. [...]