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Weaver was a fun pitcher to watch, with his cool windup, and retires second all-time in wins as an Angel.
I remember when there was a big debate in 2004 before the draft of who was the better college pitcher, Weaver or Justin Verlander. Weaver ended up sweeping the Player of the Year awards, but Verlander (and a few other pitchers) were picked ahead of him in the draft because his agent Scott Boras' bonus demands were too high.
Here's ESPN's article about his retirement:
ESPN -- Three-time All-Star pitcher Jered Weaver announced his retirement from baseball Wednesday, ending a 12-year career, 11 with the Los Angeles Angels.
Weaver, 34, has battled injuries to his hip, back and elbow in recent years, and said in a statement his "body just will not allow me to compete like I want to."
Weaver finished his career with a 150-98 record and a 3.63 ERA. He was the runner-up for the American League Cy Young Award in 2011, when he went 18-8 with a 2.41 ERA. He led the league in wins the following year, when he went 20-5 with a 2.81 ERA.
Weaver threw a no-hitter against the Twins, and was part of a combined no-hit loss against the Dodgers.
Weaver was the ace pitcher for an Angels team that won three straight AL West division titles from 2007-09. He is second in Angels franchise history in wins and games started (322) and is third in innings pitched (2,025) and strikeouts (1,598).
In Weaver's final season at Long Beach State, he went 15-1 with a 1.62 ERA, 213 strikeouts and just 21 walks in 144 innings. He won the Golden Spikes Award as the top amateur baseball player in America, the Dick Howser Trophy as the national collegiate baseball player of the year, the Roger Clemens Award as college baseball's top pitcher, and was named starting pitcher on the All-American first team by Baseball America.
I remember when there was a big debate in 2004 before the draft of who was the better college pitcher, Weaver or Justin Verlander. Weaver ended up sweeping the Player of the Year awards, but Verlander (and a few other pitchers) were picked ahead of him in the draft because his agent Scott Boras' bonus demands were too high.
Here's ESPN's article about his retirement:
ESPN -- Three-time All-Star pitcher Jered Weaver announced his retirement from baseball Wednesday, ending a 12-year career, 11 with the Los Angeles Angels.
Weaver, 34, has battled injuries to his hip, back and elbow in recent years, and said in a statement his "body just will not allow me to compete like I want to."
Weaver finished his career with a 150-98 record and a 3.63 ERA. He was the runner-up for the American League Cy Young Award in 2011, when he went 18-8 with a 2.41 ERA. He led the league in wins the following year, when he went 20-5 with a 2.81 ERA.
Weaver threw a no-hitter against the Twins, and was part of a combined no-hit loss against the Dodgers.
Weaver was the ace pitcher for an Angels team that won three straight AL West division titles from 2007-09. He is second in Angels franchise history in wins and games started (322) and is third in innings pitched (2,025) and strikeouts (1,598).
In Weaver's final season at Long Beach State, he went 15-1 with a 1.62 ERA, 213 strikeouts and just 21 walks in 144 innings. He won the Golden Spikes Award as the top amateur baseball player in America, the Dick Howser Trophy as the national collegiate baseball player of the year, the Roger Clemens Award as college baseball's top pitcher, and was named starting pitcher on the All-American first team by Baseball America.
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