The End of Weaver?

Jered Weaver‘s future appears to be in doubt. He is suffering from a condition the doctors can’t fix:

Weaver, 33, the Angels’ ace for a decade, has not pitched in a week. When he last pitched, his fastball averaged 79 mph. The Angels scratched him from his next start and sent him to a spine specialist. The team said Weaver was diagnosed with “degenerative changes” in the vertebrae of his neck.

Weaver said he has a bulging disk on his left side, a condition that he said triggers irritation more than pain, and sometimes a “sensation” in his left arm. He also said that he was told the condition is not connected to the loss of velocity and that he can pitch as long as he can tolerate the irritation.

There are no more tests to be done, Weaver said, and no more doctors to see.

“Dr. Weaver is the one that is going to take it from here on out,” he said.

Weaver is now old in terms of baseball years, and his condition is likely to age him faster. From 2010 to 2013, Weaver was second in the majors in ERA behind Clayton Kershaw, and Weaver had to face a designated hitter most of the time. Those days of dominance appear to be over.

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