I was doing a little extra homework on the San Diego Padres’ farm system last week, and I came across T.J. Weir‘s player page.
A native of Kokomo, IN, Weir attended Ball State University in Muncie, IN for four years, pitching and playing shortstop and third base, before being drafted in the 17th round of the 2014 MLB Amateur Draft.
Over five MiLB seasons, the 26-year-old right-hander has thrown 267.2 innings, striking out 286 hitters and walking only 84. He’s only allowed 16 home runs over that time. Wow.
His strikeout-to-walk ratio works out to 3.