He’s a Dream Weaver: Update #6 Jered Weaver heads to DL

So far this season I have been chronicling former Angel Jered Weaver‘s first season away from the Anaheim as he tries to resurrect his career in San Diego for the Padres. So far it hasn’t gone well for Weaver as he is 0-5 with a 7.44 ERA.

In Jered Weaver’s last start on Friday’s start against the Arizona Diamondbacks which saw Weaver give up seven earned runs while only retiring two batters, giving up three home runs in the process.

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Weaver had just come off his best start of the season only six days prior to Saturday night’s debacle. On May 14th, Mother’s Day, Weaver had shut down the Chicago White Sox holding them to one run over six innings and left with the lead for the first time all season. Unfortunately the bullpen couldn’t hold the lead giving eight runs in the eighth inning.

However, the start was enough to save his spot in the rotation. A couple of days prior to the start Weaver had basically been given an ultimatum by Padres chairman Ron Fowler only days before stating on a local radio show in San Diego that Weaver was on a ‘short leash’. Fowler insinuated that if Weaver’s next outing did not go well that a move would be made.

Unfortunately Weaver’s start last Friday did not go nearly as well and many people were wondering what the Padres were going to do with Weaver going forward.

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The reason Weaver landed on the disabled list is hip inflammation Padres manager Andy Green said in an interview with Ryan Posner, who covers the Padres for MLB.Com.

“He’s had left hip inflammation for some time,” Padres manager Andy Green said. “He’s been battling and hasn’t been at full health, and it’s something for the last couple years he’s battled. He just doesn’t feel like he has the freedom to pitch the way he can pitch.”