Reality has not made an appearance in the stats of Jered
Weaver just yet but if you trust the stats it is indeed coming. His fastball
velocity, K/9, FIP are all going in the wrong direction. In September Weaver
experienced shoulder soreness in a season where he had also experienced bicep
tendinitis, which had already likely contributed to his 4.24 July FIP, 4.12
August FIP and his 4.67 September/October FIP. He was shut down in October with
what was described as general fatigue.
Weaver is now 30 years old and trusting more and more on his ballpark
and defense to carry the day. A disaster
probably is not in the cards in 2013 but it may be time to move him in keeper
leagues.
