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Luke Weaver Has Traded Curveballs For Cutters And It’s Working

Having been acquired in the offseason as part of the Paul Goldschmidt trade, young right-handed pitcher Luke Weaver is likely to be relatively unknown to most Diamondbacks fans. And seeing as he was acquired for the face of the franchise, he is under incredible pressure from the fan base to perform well. As a former top 100 prospect, he started his career off well, with a 10.9 K/9 and 2.7 BB/9 in his first two Big League seasons (over 96.2 IP). However, Weaver had a down year in 2018, his full year in the MLB, posting a 4.