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Atlanta Braves Scouting Report on RHP Patrick Weigel

By Benjamin Chase

Oct 16, 2015; Kansas City, MO, USA; A general view of a glove and baseball during batting practice prior to game one of the ALCS between the Kansas City Royals and the Toronto Blue Jays at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter G. Aiken-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 16, 2015; Kansas City, MO, USA; A general view of a glove and baseball during batting practice prior to game one of the ALCS between the Kansas City Royals and the Toronto Blue Jays at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter G. Aiken-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 16, 2015; Kansas City, MO, USA; A general view of a glove and baseball during batting practice prior to game one of the ALCS between the Kansas City Royals and the Toronto Blue Jays at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter G. Aiken-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 16, 2015; Kansas City, MO, USA; A general view of a glove and baseball during batting practice prior to game one of the ALCS between the Kansas City Royals and the Toronto Blue Jays at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter G. Aiken-USA TODAY Sports /

The Atlanta Braves saw Patrick Weigel explode on the prospect scene in 2016. Could he make an appearance in Atlanta in 2017?

Player Profile

The Atlanta Braves drafted Weigel in 2015 out of the University of Houston.

Weigel went undrafted out of high school, and he began his collegiate career at Pacific. After a season in their bullpen, he transferred to Oxnard College, where he became a 22nd round draft selection of the Milwaukee Brewers in 2014.

He chose instead to go to the University of Houston and spent the season in their bullpen. He flashed enough quality stuff that the Atlanta Braves selected him in the 7th round of the 2015 draft.

The Braves skipped Weigel over low-level rookie ball and instead started Weigel out at advanced rookie Danville in the Appalachian League, where he made 14 starts, throwing 51 2/3 innings, with a 4.53 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 10.92% walk rate, and a 20.59% strikeout rate.

While a number of the college arms the Braves selected in 2015 were converted to the bullpen, and some were sent all the way up to high-A Carolina, Weigel found himself among a rotation full of elite arms in Rome in low-A to open 2016.

He was nothing short of dominant with Rome, throwing 129 innings before earning a late-season promotion to AA Mississippi for their playoff run, where he made 3 regular season starts.

Weigel on the regular season made 25 appearances, throwing 149 2/3 innings with a 2.47 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 9.11% walk rate, and 25.17% strikeout rate.

He made two postseason starts, one excellent and one disaster, for Mississippi. In total, he threw 7 2/3 innings with a 4.70 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, and a 7/9 BB/K ratio.

Next: Weigel's scouting report

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