Luke Weaver came into 2021 looking for a bounce-back. The pandemic shortened season of 2020 started out rough for the young pitcher, and while he did improve over the course of the season, between only having 60 games and setbacks along the way, it was no where near enough time to recover. He ended that year with an ERA north of 6.50 and an ERA+ that put him more than 30% below league average. All in all, not great for someone who was a key return for a franchise icon and supposed to be a significant contributor to the rotation.