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Ryan Weber: Braves’ Rotation Better Because of Him?

By John Buhler

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Ryan Weber is a 25-year-old rookie right hander in the Atlanta Braves rotation. While he was not as highly publicized as most of his battery mates, he is leading the charge in the Atlanta rotation since his MLB debut on September 8th.

So why am I giving praise to a pitcher that has only started three games for the Atlanta Braves and has yet to win a ball game for the big league club? I believe that the Atlanta Braves’ starting rotation has rallied around his mound presence and confidence to attack hitters without having the best stuff.

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Since joining the Atlanta Braves on September 8th, Ryan Weber is now the elder statesman of the Atlanta rotation. He turned 25 in August. Julio Teheran, Shelby Miller, Williams Perez, and Manny Banuelos are still only 24, Mike Foltynewicz is 23, and Matt Wisler is only 22 years of age.

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The rotation lost its oldest member during the trade deadline when LHP Alex Wood, 25, went to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Hector Olivera deal. The Atlanta rotation needed to get somebody back in it that has a bulldog mentality.

In his three big league starts, Ryan Weber is 0-1 with a 3.26 ERA and an impressive 0.83 WHIP. Many members of the Atlanta Braves rotation have had similar numbers in their three starts since Weber’s debut as well.

Julio Teheran is 1-0 with a 1.71 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP. Williams Perez is 2-0 with a 2.89 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP. Matt Wisler is 1-2 with a 3.79 ERA and a 1.421 WHIP. Only Shelby Miller has struggled in his last three starts since Weber’s call up, boasting an 0-3 record with a 5.17 ERA and a 1.851 ERA. Then again, the Braves’ offense never produces for Miller in 2015, so he can half an off month, I suppose.

Since Ryan Weber’s promotion from AAA Gwinnett, the Atlanta Braves are 6-8 and amazingly won their first game not in Atlanta or Philadelphia since early July last night in Queens. The offense still has issues, but four of the five guys in the Atlanta Braves’ rotation are keeping up their end of the bargain in the last two weeks of the 2015 regular season.

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    • Even pitchers like Mike Foltynewicz and Manny Banuelos can learn from Weber’s calm demeanor on the mound after being shut down for the rest of 2015. Of all the potential starting pitchers for the Atlanta Braves competing for a rotational spot in 2016, Ryan Weber has the least impressive stuff. However, he is showing his teammates that you can compete at the highest level without having indisputable arm talent.

    Stuff can only get you so far as a pitcher. Composure, command, and competitiveness will keep you on a Major League roster. Ryan Weber is showing his fellow starters in Atlanta how to pitch like a professional. I would say Weber is grilling them on how to pitch as opposed to throw, but the young Braves rotation is clearly responding since his September 8th call up.

    When this Atlanta Braves’ rotation starts to build off each others’ success, then Atlanta can contend in the National League once again. The starting rotation is slowly coming together. Now all we have to do is caulk our leaky bullpen and completely rebuild this offense. Go Braves!

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