Rank History
| Year | Team | Position | Team Rank | OFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | OAK | RHP | 17 | 40 |
Grades Update: Feb 2021
| OFP | Role | FB | SL | CH | Cnt/Cmd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 40 | 55 | 40 | 50 | 45/40 |
Feb 2021 Report
Evaluator: Jake Martin
Age: 28 yr
Height: 6-3
Weight: 175 lbs
Hits/Throws: L/R
Acquired: 2011 Round 3 (BOS)
RuleV: On 40-Man Roster
Physical Description: 6-foot-3, 175 pound frame. Tall and extremely lanky. Long limbs with hair nearly as long. Despite being 28, it appears as if Weems could fill out further.
Delivery & Mechanics: Exclusively pitches out of the stretch. Drop and drive; throws from a high 3/4 arm slot, nearly over the top. Moderate effort. Arm is long at first, but creates some whip near the end of delivery. Stride is on-line and he moves down the mound well, creating good but not extraordinary extension. Repeats mechanics well, creates some deception due to long limbs. Hand high separation creates some swim with his glove hand and lead leg.
Fastball: Fastball is his primary pitch almost to the point of overuse. 93-97, touches 99. Average spin but utilizes almost all of it, creating good ride up in the zone. Not a lot of horizontal movement, pretty straight. Grade: 55
Slider: Utilized as a put-away pitch for right-handed batters. High 80's with average spin and bite. Not as effective as the other two pitches. Decent horizontal movement. Grade: 40
Changeup: Primary put-away pitch. Solid tumble and compliments fastball really well. Straight changeup, but occasionally has some fade to it. Hitters struggle to read it out of the hand and are fooled often. Grade: 50
Control and Command: Hands-high separator creates some swim in his glove-side hand and lead leg. Causes a little bit of arm drag leading to misses up and in or low and away to right handed batters. Impacts control of the strike zone. Walk rate was higher than average in 2020. Control: 40 | Command: 30
Overall: Weems has a solid three-pitch mix that plays in the Major Leagues. Hard fastball with good ride, a put-away changeup and a show-me slider is solid for a relief pitcher. Profiles more as a reliever than a starter. Mechanics lead to less-than-stellar control but it might assist in his strikeout numbers; effectively wild. Weems was drafted as a hitter in 2011 and converted to the mound in 2016. While his 2020 showing was good, his lack of experience is a double-edged sword that gives him room to grow and also makes him a higher risk.
OFP: 40
Role: 40 - Low Leverage Reliever
Risk: High
