Casey Weathers

Casey Weathers (born June 10, 1985) is a minor league baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He was drafted 8th overall in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft by the Colorado Rockies.^[1] He played in college for the Vanderbilt Commodores.

Biography

Weathers attended Laguna Creek High School in Elk Grove, California, and then Sacramento City College where he played in the outfield. During one practice, Weathers claimed he could throw harder than teammate Adam Eisner. This ongoing banter led to Weathers lighting up the radar gun for fun. Despite his wanting to remain an outfielder, once he hit 94 MPH on the gun, he was eventually converted to a pitcher by the coaching staff. Weathers was also teammates with Stephen Bautista, Brian Smith, Shaun Stinson, and Diamondbacks pitcher David Hernandez on the semi-pro Elk Grove Leprechauns where he led the league in home runs.

After two years at Sacramento City College, Weathers transferred to Vanderbilt University. After his first year at Vanderbilt, Weathers participated in the Alaskan Summer League and was a late addition to the Team USA roster where he joined Corbin and teammates David Price and Pedro Alvarez. Weathers enjoyed a successful senior season at Vanderbilt where he led the team in saves and tied for the team lead in wins. He was named a First Team All American and a finalist for National Stopper of the Year.

Professional career

Colorado Rockies

Weathers was drafted by the Colorado Rockies with the 8th overall pick of the 2007 amateur draft and signed a contract on June 18, 2007, with a $1.8 million signing bonus.^[2]

On October 31, 2008, Weathers underwent Tommy John surgery to repair his pitching elbow. He was added to the Rockies' 40 man roster after the 2010 season.^[3]

Chicago Cubs

On December 8, 2011, Weathers was traded along with Ian Stewart to the Chicago Cubs for Tyler Colvin and DJ Lemahieu.

On March 13, 2012, Weathers was outrighted to the minor leagues and opened the 2012 season with the AA Tennessee Smokies.^[4]

San Francisco Giants

Weathers signed a minor league deal with the San Francisco Giants in December 2013. He was released in March 2014.

Tampa Bay Rays

On May 26, 2014, Weathers signed a minor league deal with the Tampa Bay Rays.^[5]

Cleveland Indians

On December 31, 2014, Weathers signed a minor league deal with the Cleveland Indians.^[6]

International career

Medal record
Men's baseball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
	2008 Beijing	Team
World University Baseball Championship
	2006 Havana	National team

Weathers pitched for the United States national baseball team in the 2008 Summer Olympics, winning the Bronze medal. He pitched in three games, recording a save in Match #28 against Japan.

Awards and honors

• 2007 Baseball America First Team All American ^[7]
• 2007 Collegiate Baseball First Team All American ^[8]
• 2007 American Baseball Coaches Association First Team All American ^[9]
• 2007 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Third Team All American^[10]
• 2007 First Team All SEC ^[11]

Scouting report

Weathers has two power offerings and durability, as evidenced by back-to-back outings over an early February 2007 weekend.^[12]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Vanderbilt bio
• "Casey Weathers". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 

United States roster – 2008 Olympic Bronze Medalists
2 Jason Donald 3 Jayson Nix 6 Lou Marson 7 John Gall 10 Mike Hessman 14 Nate Schierholtz 15 Brandon Knight 17 Matthew Brown 18 Brian Barden 19 Taylor Teagarden 21 Mike Koplove 24 Dexter Fowler 26 Terry Tiffee 29 Stephen Strasburg 30 Trevor Cahill 34 Jake Arrieta 35 Casey Weathers 37 Jeff Stevens 39 Kevin Jepsen 40 Brett Anderson 44 Matthew LaPorta 45 Brian Duensing 47 Jeremy Cummings 49 Blaine Neal
Manager 5 Davey Johnson Batting Coach 8 Reggie Smith Pitching Coach 27 Marcel Lachemann Bench Coach 11 Rick Eckstein Bullpen Coach 30 Mel Stottlemyre