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Talkin' Yanks (Yankees Podcast)

Can Luke Weaver Do It Again This Year? | 2025 Preview | 1184

Talkin' Yanks (Yankees Podcast)

Jimmy O'Brien

Baseball, Sports

4.92.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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0:00.0

Dream weaver.

0:11.0

Quirky.

0:15.8

Hello, welcome back to their player profile and projection here and talking yanks.

0:21.5

We're talking about Luke Allen Weaver, the dream.

0:27.4

Last year's closer?

0:31.5

Whoa.

0:33.3

The Yankees have picked up his option.

0:35.8

They signed him to a funky contract because they didn't know if he was going to be a starter or a reliever.

0:40.4

And he had bonuses and opt-outs, all this for whatever levers were pulled.

0:46.9

Turns out they pulled the year-hour postseason World Series closer lever.

0:51.2

And he kind of liked that role.

0:58.6

So they exercised their one- option two point five million dollars and he's got a bunch of incentives for innings pitch and games and all

1:02.9

that stuff i like luke weaver jake do you like him love luke weaver um i mean he it was kind of cool to see him go on that national stage because there's always

1:15.8

that second of like, whoa, so we're, you know, the regular season's fun and all.

1:21.2

And then October hits and you're like, okay, here comes Luke Weaver in every biggest

1:26.4

situation.

1:28.1

And he showed out for the most part.

1:30.3

So really a magical year is fun seeing, you know, our Taylor Jackson who works here,

1:37.1

runs our social media.

1:39.2

She previously worked for the Arizona Diamondbacks and remembered Luke Weaver,

1:42.9

the quirky starting pitcher that was really struggling.

1:47.2

And when his rise-up was happening,

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