Royals Rumblings - News for August 2, 2022
Alec Lewis writes about why the Royals were interested in Luke Weaver, who they acquired from the Diamondbacks yesterday.
“He’s got really good stuff,” Picollo said. “His fastball is going to be anywhere from 94-97 mph. He’s got a plus breaking ball. Plus changeup.”
The changeup is the calling card. It drops vertically more than the average big-league changeup and moves horizontally more than the average big-league changeup. The pitch also has a nearly 9 mph separation from his fastball and more than 10 inches of difference in drop — two essential characteristics.