It’s safe to say Brad Wieck won’t soon forget the 2019 season. The left-hander started the year with a cancer diagnosis and ended it playing in a pennant race after coming to the Chicago Cubs in a deadline deal.
Wieck didn’t have much of a Spring Training in 2019 because of surgery causing him to not be able to work out at all before the season. He only saw live batters twice before the start of the season in San Diego.
During his time with the Padres in 2019, Wieck struggled. The big six-foot nine-inch left-hander had a 6.