The St. Louis Cardinals selected Luke Weaver with the 27th overall pick in the 2014 MLB Draft, and the righty from Florida State University quickly signed for a signing bonus small enough to afford them the opportunity to sign their 34th pick - high school righty Jack Flaherty - as well.
St. Louis later flipped Weaver to the Arizona Diamondbacks in the deal that landed Paul Goldschmidt with the Cardinals, and the rest is history.
Weaver will get an opportunity today to show he’s still a plenty capable starting pitcher in the National League’s Central division, as he’ll toe the rubber for the Cincinnati Reds in Great American Ball Park with a chance to wrap-up the series in the Redlegs favor.