Pitching
He can get groundballs when he needs them in a jam. He struggles with his command at times and is still learning to mix his pitches and set up hitters. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. Wieneke also has a decent changeup. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.
Defense & Hitting
Though he lacks a good pickoff move, he checks the running game with a compact stretch delivery. Wieneke is nothing special in the field. Wieneke is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Wieneke has some pop in his swing.
2010 Outlook
I can't say I know what The Pittsburgh Pirates were doing locking this guy up to a long term contract. A questionable call at best. AA isn't the right place for Wieneke. Expect the Pittsburgh Pirates to send him down for some minor retooling. I just don't know if The Pittsburgh Pirates are ever going to get what they expect out of him.
-- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout