Weigel, 31, played four times in the big league a few years ago. One of those came with Atlanta in 2020 and three with Milwaukee in 2021. All told, he allowed four earned runs in 4 2/3 innings via six hits, seven walks and one hit-by-pitch while striking out nine opponents. The Brewers signed him off the roster in 2021. Since then, he has bounced around professional baseball playing in the minor leagues, indy ball and the Mexican League.
He spent 2025 with the Nationals on a minor league deal, pitching 33 2/3 innings out of their Triple-A bullpen. He threw his slider 62.2% of the time, followed by his sinker at 27% and a changeup at just a 0.5% clip.
There’s no doubt his 8.29 average was poor, but there were more encouraging things under the hood. He struck out a strong 29.3% of batters. His 10.3% walk rate was a bit high, but not too much. His .346 batting average on balls allowed and a 51.2% beach percentage were both unlucky. His ten home runs allowed also played a role in putting more runs on the board, although that was an unusually high number for him, as did his 27% home run-to-flyball ratio.
The Rockies are one of the clubs most in need of weapons. As a team, they had a 5.99 ERA last year, easily the worst in the majors. They made a few additions this winter. They signed Michael Lorenzen in free agency. They acquired Brennan Bernardino in a trade with the Red Sox. They claimed Keegan Thompson off waivers from the Reds. They took RJ Klein of the Tigers in the Rule 5 draft.
They also strengthened the non-lattice depth by drawing Johannes Brebbia, Parker Mushinski, Ryan Miller and now Weigel to minor league deals. Those poor guys will be trying to earn roster jobs all season long. If Weigel makes it, he will be out of options.
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