The never-changing Luke Weaver

Everybody was excited for Luke Weaver. Fantasy baseball owners considered the universe where he was a top-20 starting pitcher. Others simply considered him a breakout. We were even excited here at VEB.

The hype was warranted. Give the changeup-heavy starter a curveball, another year under his belt and release him into the wild - nothing could possibly go wrong.

Our expectations were just a little bit off. The appropriate level of disappointment hinges on how much of an optimist you were on the former Florida State arm.

My expectations were high. I saw Weaver as a solid number-two starter behind Carlos Martinez. Early in 2018, however, I began to realize the curveball Weaver added could only…