ANAHEIM – Jered Weaver heard the same question from the same chorus for most of spring training.
Can a big-league starting pitcher still get outs, even with a fastball that fails to move much past 80 mph?
At least on Sunday afternoon at Angel Stadium, the answered appeared to be yes.
Weaver delivered a gutsy performance in his season debut, giving up six hits and one run over six innings, in the Angels’ 3-1 victory over the Texas Rangers to split a four-game series.
“I can pitch like that for the rest of the season,” Weaver said, “but I only know it’s going to get better.