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Luke Weaver

Luke Weaver

RP • Pittsburgh Pirates Proj Rank 36 Actual 215 235 ADP • Trade Value
IP ERA W-L HLD SV K/BB K/9 WHIP FSP
49.1 2.37 2-1 17 1 55/14 10 0.95 6.23
Compared to same point last season
48.12.983-416861/1611.40.99

Luke Weaver | Fantasy Outlook

Luke Weaver provides high-leverage setup relief and strikeouts for Pittsburgh

Luke Weaver continues to pitch well in high-leverage relief since joining the Pirates from the Mets at the trade deadline. Over his last 14 days, the veteran right-hander has logged a crisp 2.14 ERA across 4.2 frames while fanning seven batters. He currently serves as a primary setup arm for a 67-71 Pittsburgh club looking to build momentum on a two-game win streak.

Weaver's dominant 2026 campaign features a 2.38 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, and 55 strikeouts over 49.1 innings, firmly establishing him as a dependable late-inning weapon. While our season projections anticipate modest ratio regression closer to a 4.04 ERA, his sustained strikeout rate confirms his underlying effectiveness is legitimate rather than a fluke.

Pittsburgh stays home for six games this week with three-game sets against the Giants and Angels. With starters Paul Skenes and Jared Jones lined up, Weaver should find ample opportunities to preserve leads in setup situations, though standard 5x5 managers should look elsewhere for saves. Sit.

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DATE OPP INN PC K WLK ER DEC ERA WHIP PTS
08/30 @STL 1.0 10 1 0 0 HOLD 2.37 0.95 3
08/29 @STL 1.0 12 1 0 0 HOLD 2.42 0.95 3
08/24 @SD 0.2 34 1 2 1 N/A 2.47 0.97 -1
08/21 @LAD 1.0 13 3 0 0 N/A 2.20 0.86 5
08/19 DET 1.0 17 1 0 0 N/A 2.25 0.88 3
08/15 BOS 1.0 26 2 0 3 N/A 2.30 0.89 -1
08/14 BOS 1.0 11 1 0 0 N/A 1.76 0.83 3
08/07 NYM 1.0 11 0 1 0 N/A 1.80 0.84 1
08/02 MIA 1.0 9 1 0 0 N/A 1.84 0.82 3
07/29 ATL 1.0 12 1 0 0 HOLD 1.88 0.84 3
07/26 LAD 1.0 22 0 0 0 N/A 1.93 0.83 1
07/21 @MIL 1.0 15 0 0 0 HOLD 1.98 0.80 2
07/16 @PHI 1.0 9 0 0 1 HOLD 2.03 0.83 1
07/12 BOS 1.0 13 1 0 0 HOLD 1.85 0.82 3
07/06 @ATL 1.0 19 1 2 0 SAVE 1.89 0.84 7
07/05 @ATL 1.0 16 2 0 0 HOLD 1.95 0.78 4
06/30 @TOR 1.0 11 0 0 0 HOLD 2.00 0.81 2
06/27 PHI 1.0 15 2 0 0 N/A 2.06 0.83 4
06/25 CHC 1.0 11 3 0 0 N/A 2.12 0.85 5
06/24 CHC 1.0 12 1 1 0 N/A 2.18 0.88 3
06/18 @PHI 1.0 14 3 0 0 HOLD 2.25 0.88 5
06/16 @CIN 1.0 13 3 0 0 N/A 2.32 0.90 5
06/11 STL 1.0 11 0 0 0 HOLD 2.40 0.93 2
06/07 @SD 1.0 18 0 0 0 N/A 2.48 0.97 2
06/05 @SD 1.0 7 0 0 0 N/A 2.57 0.96 2
06/03 @SEA 1.0 10 2 0 0 N/A 2.67 1.00 4
06/01 @SEA 1.1 15 1 0 0 N/A 2.77 1.04 4
05/29 MIA 1.0 14 0 0 0 N/A 2.92 1.09 1
05/27 CIN 1.1 15 1 0 0 HOLD 3.04 1.06 3
05/24 @MIA 1.0 11 1 0 0 N/A 3.22 1.07 3
05/21 @WAS 1.0 17 1 1 0 HOLD 3.38 1.13 3
05/18 @WAS 1.0 19 2 0 0 N/A 3.54 1.13 4
05/16 NYY 2.0 19 2 0 0 HOLD 3.72 1.14 6
05/13 DET 1.0 23 1 1 0 N/A 4.15 1.21 2
05/08 @ARI 1.0 24 1 2 0 N/A 4.41 1.16 2
05/06 @COL 1.0 20 2 0 0 N/A 4.70 1.04 4
05/03 @LAA 1.1 17 3 0 0 HOLD 5.02 1.05 5
05/01 @LAA 1.0 17 2 0 0 HOLD 5.54 1.08 4
04/30 WAS 1.0 13 1 0 2 LOSS 6.00 1.17 -5
04/26 COL 1.0 9 0 0 0 N/A 4.91 1.09 2
04/22 MIN 1.1 30 3 1 0 WIN 5.40 1.10 10
04/19 @CHC 1.1 13 0 0 0 HOLD 6.23 1.04 3
04/18 @CHC 0.2 9 0 0 0 N/A 7.36 1.23 1
04/11 ATH 1.0 27 1 1 4 N/A 8.10 1.35 -3
04/09 ARI 0.2 16 0 0 2 N/A 3.18 0.88 -2
04/07 ARI 1.0 13 1 0 0 WIN 0.00 0.60 8
04/05 @SF 1.0 12 0 0 0 HOLD 0.00 0.75 2
04/01 @STL 1.0 11 1 0 0 N/A 0.00 1.00 3
03/29 PIT 1.0 22 1 2 0 N/A 0.00 1.50 2
03/28 PIT 1.0 16 0 0 0 N/A 0.00 1.00 2
Totals: 49.1773551413 132
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YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2016 STL 9 36.1 682 45 12 0 1-4 5.7 1.6 11.2 79
2017 STL 13 60.1 1046 72 17 0 7-2 3.88 1.26 10.7 169
2018 STL 30 134.0 2386 121 54 0 7-11 5.17 1.53 8.1 266
2019 ARI 12 64.1 1053 69 14 0 4-3 2.94 1.07 9.7 170
2020 ARI 12 52.0 968 55 18 0 1-9 6.58 1.56 9.5 57
2021 ARI 13 67.1 1109 62 20 0 3-6 4.14 1.16 8.3 120
2022 ARI 23 33.1 650 34 12 0 1-1 6.48 1.74 9.2 46
2023 CIN 29 119.0 2258 109 40 0 3-6 6.66 1.64 8.2 165
2024 NYY 74 87.2 1588 119 28 8 8-1 3.08 0.99 12.2 319
2025 NYY 67 55.2 1075 72 22 8 4-5 5.01 1.29 11.6 170
2026 NYM 50 49.1 773 55 14 1 2-1 2.37 0.95 10 132
ON PACE 58 58 907 64 16 1 2-1 2.37 0.95 10 154
3-YEAR AVG 57 87 1640 100 30 5 5-4 5.09 1.34 10.2 218
Career 332 747.2 13588 813 251 0 0-0 4.84 1.37 9.8

Weaver Projection

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ERA WHIP QS WINS SO K/BB K/9 IP LOSSES PC FPTS
2.4 0.9 0 0 3 3.5 11.9 3.0 0 40.3 6.25
ERA WHIP SAVES HOLDS WINS SO K/BB K/9 SVHD IP LOSSES PC FPTS
0.9 0.333 0 0.3 0 1.2 3.5 11.9 0.3 3.0 0 16.1 2.5
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Pittsburgh Pirates

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Rafael Flores Jr. 16% 10%
Henry Davis 2% 1%
Endy Rodriguez 2% 0%
NAME OWN START
Nick Gonzales 52% 35%
Jared Jones 33% 10%
Spencer Horwitz 9% 4%
NAME OWN START
Brandon Lowe 99% 77%
Konnor Griffin 66% 3%
Jacob Gonzalez 3% 1%
Jared Triolo 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Bryan Reynolds 99% 70%
Oneil Cruz 98% 65%
Ryan O'Hearn 58% 10%
Esmerlyn Valdez 34% 21%
Jake Mangum 19% 14%
Edward Florentino 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Braxton Ashcraft 100% 69%
Paul Skenes 99% 54%
Bubba Chandler 50% 26%
Jared Jones 33% 10%
Mitch Keller 13% 4%
Carmen Mlodzinski 6% 5%
NAME OWN START
Mason Montgomery 39% 28%
Gregory Soto 35% 29%
Luke Weaver 22% 18%
Camilo Doval 5% 4%
Kirby Yates 3% 2%
Yohan Ramirez 2% 2%
Lake Bachar 1% 1%

Team Rankings

AVG
.252
6th
R
669
5th
HR
162
12th
RBI
638
4th
SB
113
8th
OBP
.329
5th
SLG
.404
12th
OPS
.733
6th
W
67
19th
SV
28
26th
ERA
4.19
18th
WHIP
1.31
18th
QS
41
23rd
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
BrewersBrewers85-53.616-686523
CubsCubs78-60.5657742601
CardinalsCardinals68-70.49317610625
PiratesPirates67-71.48618669643
RedsReds65-73.47120570683

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Henry Davis8622928388322.166  
Endy Rodríguez4613520367206.267  
Rafael Flores Jr.288111187170.222  
Shawn Ross2511120.200  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Spencer Horwitz95324378010381.247  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Brandon Lowe1285028112628822.251  
Ronny Simon93149021.290  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Nick Gonzales128482661486577.307  
Nick Yorke361027211121.206  
Davis Wendzel2400000.000  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Jacob Gonzalez6617919386292.212  
Konnor Griffin59225356252520.276  
Jared Triolo101288307132610.247  
Jack Brannigan2100000.000  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Ryan O'Hearn96359549717691.270  
Oneil Cruz752895276175224.263  
Esmerlyn Valdez65217375316440.244  
Bryan Reynolds1385118913415669.262  
Jake Mangum1153735210742821.287  
Tyler Callihan409513203151.211  
Billy Cook7450119025.180  
Jhostynxon Garcia204828020.167  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Marcell Ozuna7025122518290.203  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Paul Skenes279110145.01753.791.12  
Braxton Ashcraft271450160.11643.591.08  
Bubba Chandler26690131.01174.261.36  
Mitch Keller22680115.2895.291.38  
Carmen Mlodzinski30762109.0874.051.42  
Jared Jones1626072.2834.831.28  
Hunter Barco701017.2147.641.93  
Khristian Curtis20008.050.000.63  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Gregory Soto59641459.0683.201.10  
Mason Montgomery5753755.2893.071.06  
Kirby Yates4425339.2473.401.21  
Yohan Ramírez5564272.2863.101.28  
Lake Bachar4613275.1773.701.09  
Luke Weaver5021151.2552.270.91  
Camilo Doval5731152.1544.131.43  
Isaac Mattson3700036.2344.911.58  
Wilber Dotel1514028.2314.711.40  
Antwone Kelly40008.155.401.44  
Noah Murdock30003.140.001.80  
Evan Sisk3810042.1482.551.25  
Hunter Stratton30003.135.401.80  
Brandon Eisert3222034.1406.291.40  
Brandan Bidois1500015.2206.321.98  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
09-01 SF06:40 EDTPaul Skenes
Logan Webb
09-02 SF06:40 EDTJared Jones
Landen Roupp
09-03 SF12:35 EDTCarmen Mlodzinski
Blade Tidwell
09-04 LAA06:45 EDTJared Jones
Ryan Johnson
09-05 LAA06:40 EDTBraxton Ashcraft
Yusei Kikuchi
09-06 LAA01:35 EDTPaul Skenes
Walbert Urena

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Aug 1st

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Jun 27th

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May 1st

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Apr 22nd

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