Neil Weber  
Starting Pitcher | Boston Red Sox

Pitching
He's got a really stong arm, so he can blow it by you on occasion. Weber can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. His fastball is just average, and therefore he relies heavily on placing it in different parts of the strike zone or setting it up with his changeup. He has an above-average changeup and the ability to throw from a variety of arm angles. He's almost as effective against righthanders as he is versus lefthanders.

Defense & Hitting
Weber remains one of the best fielding pitchers in the game's history. Weber does a good job against the running game. He's quick to the plate and holds runners well. Weber is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Weber has some pop in his swing.

2010 Outlook
Weber performance in AAA is making it difficult for the Boston Red Sox to ignore him much longer. Expect his name to be on the September call-up list. I really like what this guy brings to the table.

          -- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout
 

 

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
1998 TEX 70 58 65 63 56 53 51 50 51 52 56 0 0 51 0 0 23 2 Overhand Active 0 2 17 59 286
1999 TEX 76 58 71 69 56 53 51 50 51 52 56 0 0 51 0 0 24 3 Overhand DL 0 0 0 70 313
2000 TEX 82 60 78 72 56 53 51 50 51 58 56 0 0 51 0 0 25 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 77 316
2001 TEX 89 66 78 75 56 53 51 50 51 58 61 0 0 51 0 0 26 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 82 339
2002 NYM 89 70 78 75 56 53 51 50 51 62 61 0 0 51 0 0 27 6 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 85 347
2003 NYM 88 74 78 75 56 53 51 50 51 64 64 0 0 51 0 0 28 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 85 356
2004 NYM 88 75 78 75 56 53 51 50 51 66 66 0 0 54 0 0 29 8 Overhand DL 0 0 0 85 364
2005 SAN 91 78 78 75 56 53 51 50 51 66 66 0 0 56 0 0 30 9 Overhand Active 0 0 0 85 373
2006 SAC 90 78 78 75 56 53 51 50 51 67 66 0 0 56 0 0 31 10 Overhand Active 0 0 0 85 372
2007 BOS 93 78 78 75 56 53 51 50 51 68 66 0 0 57 0 0 32 11 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 85 377
2008 BOS 93 77 78 75 56 53 51 50 51 68 68 0 0 58 0 0 33 12 Overhand Active 0 0 0 85 379
2009 BOS 91 78 78 75 56 53 51 50 51 68 69 0 0 59 0 0 34 13 Overhand Active 0 0 0 85 379
2010 BOS 91 79 78 74 56 53 51 50 51 68 69 0 0 59 0 0 35 14 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 85 378
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History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.