When the St. Louis Cardinals made Luke Weaver a first-round pick in the 2014 MLB Draft, they had grand designs of making him the heir apparent to Adam Wainwright as the ace of the starting rotation.
That plan never quite worked out, as Weaver never lived up to his Top 100 prospect status in St. Louis. He lasted three years with the Cardinals before being included in the Paul Goldschmidt trade. He then traveled around the league trying to make his way as a starter, but it wasn't until the New York Yankees converted him into a reliever in 2024 that he emerged as the high-quality arm many thought he would be.