Cards claim RHP Todd Wellemeyer

[Brian34Cook]

Cardinals Receive RHP Wellemeyer

POSTED: 4:27 pm PDT May 15, 2007

 

Los Angeles, CA -- (Sports Network) - The St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday were awarded the contract of right-handed pitcher Todd Wellemeyer on an outright waiver claim from the Kansas City Royals.

 

Wellemeyer, who was designated for assignment last week by KC, was 0-1 with a lofty 10.34 ERA in 12 games this season.

 

Originally drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the fourth round in 2000, Wellemeyer was solid out of the bullpen for the Royals last season when he posted a 3.63 ERA in 28 appearances. He had been with Florida but was claimed off of waivers by the Royals in early June.

 

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[killthegoat06]

I remember todd.

[radarluv1]

he had some rough outings in kc. hopefully he stinks in STL

[Handlebar McSkullet]

he'll now be the best reliever in the national league next year.

[Lockes Eye Scar]

I'll never forget Todd's first big league outing. All downhill from there.

[JeffH]

Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 NL Cy Young Award winner.

[Bruno7481]

How could my old teammate accept this assignment?

 

Ugh!

 

I have to root for him, but it is going to be hard.

[Brian34Cook]

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The St. Louis Cardinals claimed reliever Todd Wellemeyer off waivers from the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday, and plan to add him to their roster this weekend.

 

Wellemeyer, a 28-year-old right-hander, was 0-1 with a 10.34 ERA in 12 games for the Royals this season, allowing 25 hits in 15 2-3 innings. He has a career record of 6-8 with a 5.65 ERA.

 

"We've always liked his arm. We've always thought he was someone we'd be interested in acquiring," Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said before Tuesday night's game at Los Angeles. "We'll just put him out there, break him in, see what we've got."

 

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[Bruno7481]

I don't question the arm, he has a very good one. Command and control have been the biggest issue with him.

[Derwood]

he can't be worse than Anthony Reyes

[C.C.]

I'll never forget Todd's first big league outing. All downhill from there.

 

K'd the side vs. the Brewers.

[A New Era]

I wish him Wellemeyer. :)

[radarluv1]

can he be sent to the minors, or does he have to go with the big league club?

[Dirt Dog Sparly]

can he be sent to the minors, or does he have to go with the big league club?

 

To the 40 man and the 25 unless the Cards can turn around and get him through waivers themselves.

[Backtobanks]

Things must be getting better, I remember when the Cubs used to pick up everyone else's castoffs.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Where is it written that anyone with ML experience needs to be picked up even though there's probably a dozen guys in the system that could fill the role?

[Pushfrog98]

Where is it written that anyone with ML experience needs to be picked up even though there's probably a dozen guys in the system that could fill the role?

but how many pitchers in the Cardinals system have shoulders like wellemeyer? my guess is zero!

[tkenm356]

There were some girls in my high school who had some weird fan crush on Todd Wellemeyer. I have no idea why. One of the girls brothers was in the Reds farm system, so I have no clue why they would have some sort of crush on a dude who was in the Cubs farm system.

[seanimal]

I'll never forget Todd's first big league outing. All downhill from there.

 

K'd the side vs. the Brewers.

 

FTW, IIRC

[NCCubFan]

I'll never forget Todd's first big league outing. All downhill from there.

 

K'd the side vs. the Brewers.

 

FTW, IIRC

Actually Farnsworth got the win and Wellemeyer got the save.

[wolf stansson]

he can't be worse than Anthony Reyes

Reyes?

 

Kip Wells and Adam Wainwright are on the Cardinals and you throw Reyes out there?

 

Reyes has been the most unlucky pitcher in baseball.

 

1.17 whip

33/13 k:bb

7.6 k/9

All way too good for a 5+ era.

 

Not to mention the grand total of 8 runs we have scored in his 7 starts.

[Flames24Rulz]

I'll never forget Todd's first big league outing. All downhill from there.

 

K'd the side vs. the Brewers.

 

FTW, IIRC

Actually Farnsworth got the win and Wellemeyer got the save.

 

Yeah, that was that 16 or 17 inning game where our pitchers threw a ton of K's.

 

I miss those days.

[seanimal]

I'll never forget Todd's first big league outing. All downhill from there.

 

K'd the side vs. the Brewers.

 

FTW, IIRC

Actually Farnsworth got the win and Wellemeyer got the save.

 

I guess... IDNRC

[Ding Dong Johnson]

IDUWYATA

[Soul]

he can't be worse than Anthony Reyes

Reyes?

 

Kip Wells and Adam Wainwright are on the Cardinals and you throw Reyes out there?

 

Reyes has been the most unlucky pitcher in baseball.

 

1.17 whip

33/13 k:bb

7.6 k/9

All way too good for a 5+ era.

 

Not to mention the grand total of 8 runs we have scored in his 7 starts.

 

Yeah, I wasn't sure what Jocketty was thinking messing around with Wells. Maybe they'll start getting something from him, I don't know. Everywhere else he's been the guy has done nothing but disappoint. His WHIP hasn't been below 1.5 since '03, which was the last time he posted an ERA+ over the 100 mark. He's now 30, no spring chicken -- hope would appear to be fading for some kind of turnaround in his career.

 

As for Todd, he was reasonable as late as last year, I'm thinking it's not all that bad a gamble to take. I'm sure expectations are low anyway, he'll probably be making peanuts and a pack of marlboro.