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šØ PADRES NEWS! Today, Andrew McFarland covers the San Diego Padres signing right-handed pitcher Ryan Weiss to a one-year major league contract with a club option for 2028, as announced by the Padres. Contract terms had not been reported at the time of this video.
Padres Digest breaks down who Ryan Weiss is, what his numbers and the Stuff+ model say about him, what he needs to fix, and how he could fit into the Padres pitching plan alongside Kyle Hart.
ā¾ WHO IS RYAN WEISS?
Weiss is a 29-year-old right-hander out of Wright State who was a 4th round pick of the Diamondbacks in 2018. He has pitched in the Diamondbacks and Royals systems, independent ball, Taiwan and Korea. In 2025 he went 16-5 with a 2.87 ERA and 207 strikeouts in 178.2 innings for the KBO's Hanwha Eagles. Who is Ryan Weiss? Why do KBO fans call him Daejeon Jesus? Why did the Padres sign him?
ā¾ THE GOOD
TJStats' Stuff+ model, which grades pitches on a scale where 100 is average, has Weiss at 108 overall, with his sweeper at 113. Baseball Savant has his 4-seam fastball at 95.2 mph, about the RHP average of 95.3, and a 22.9% strikeout rate in 2026. What does Stuff+ measure? Is his stuff good enough to work in MLB?
ā¾ THE BAD
In 26 innings with the Astros in 2026, Weiss had a 7.62 ERA, a 15.3% walk rate and a 49.4% hard-hit rate (Baseball Savant). He then posted a 5.42 ERA in 76.1 innings with Triple-A Sugar Land, and Houston declined his 2027 option on Oct. 29, per ESPN's Jesse Rogers. What went wrong in Houston? Can the Padres fix his control?
ā¾ HOW WEISS FITS WITH THE PADRES
Jon Morosi wrote that the Padres have a lot of innings to cover in 2027 and that Weiss is the start of what is likely to be multiple pitching moves. Could Weiss be a starter, a long reliever or Triple-A depth? Is he the next Kyle Hart?
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