Todd Wellemeyer Retires

[Formerly Snayke]

Todd Wellemeyer was drafted by the Cubs in the fourth round of the 2000 June MLB Amateur Draft and spent six years in the organization. He served primarily as a starter while in the minor leagues but shifted to the bullpen once the Cubs gave him a spot on their 25-man roster.

 

Wellemeyer moved on from Chicago in 2006 and spent time in different roles with the Marlins, Royals, Cardinals and Giants before re-signing with the Cubs on a minor league contract this winter.

 

On Saturday, according to Carrie Muskat of MLB.com, Wellemeyer officially announced his retirement from baseball at the age of 32.

 

He was hoping to take advantage of the Cubs’ shaky rotation depth and climb his way back to the major leagues, but the right-hander allowed eight hits and four earned runs over just 3 2/3 innings Thursday at Triple-A Iowa and apparently took that as a sign that the game had passed him by.

 

Wellemeyer will finish up with a 4.83 career ERA, a 1.51 WHIP and 459 strikeouts in 614 2/3 innings.

 

Wellemeyer is a player who Cubs and Cardinals fans can despise with equal passion. What a loser.

 

I'm not sure which I'll remember more fondly -- his arrival with the Cardinals in 2007 when they were starting every awful pitcher in the discard pile (Mike Maroth, Kip Wells, Brad Thompson, Randy Keisler, Joel Pineiro) or his postgame interviews in 2009 when he would regularly give up 10 or 11 hits then blame it on BABIP.

 

http://www.thefightins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/WelleTo01.jpg

[Illini Iceman]

Todd Wellemeyer was drafted by the Cubs in the fourth round of the 2000 June MLB Amateur Draft and spent six years in the organization. He served primarily as a starter while in the minor leagues but shifted to the bullpen once the Cubs gave him a spot on their 25-man roster.

 

Wellemeyer moved on from Chicago in 2006 and spent time in different roles with the Marlins, Royals, Cardinals and Giants before re-signing with the Cubs on a minor league contract this winter.

 

On Saturday, according to Carrie Muskat of MLB.com, Wellemeyer officially announced his retirement from baseball at the age of 32.

 

He was hoping to take advantage of the Cubs’ shaky rotation depth and climb his way back to the major leagues, but the right-hander allowed eight hits and four earned runs over just 3 2/3 innings Thursday at Triple-A Iowa and apparently took that as a sign that the game had passed him by.

 

Wellemeyer will finish up with a 4.83 career ERA, a 1.51 WHIP and 459 strikeouts in 614 2/3 innings.

 

Wellemeyer is a player who Cubs and Cardinals fans can despise with equal passion. What a loser.

 

I'm not sure which I'll remember more fondly -- his arrival with the Cardinals in 2007 when they were starting every awful pitcher in the discard pile (Mike Maroth, Kip Wells, Brad Thompson, Randy Keisler, Joel Pineiro) or his postgame interviews in 2009 when he would regularly give up 10 or 11 hits then blame it on BABIP.

 

http://www.thefightins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/WelleTo01.jpg

 

I really see no reason as a Cubs fan to despise him with any passion.

[Formerly Snayke]

Really? I mean, he threw 84 truly awful innings and walked six batters per nine as a Cub. He had a 6.19 ERA. How do you not want to throw up in your mouth when remembering him coming into a game?

[UMFan83]

Yeah wow. I don't really dislike Wellemeyer. I used to like him when he was on the Cubs even though he wasn't always very good.

[Formerly Snayke]

Yeah wow. I don't really dislike Wellemeyer. I used to like him when he was on the Cubs even though he wasn't always very good.

 

For the record, I don't mean hate or dislike as a person. That would be silly.

[Rob]

Haha, Turd. Funny name.

[MWV]

Really? I mean, he threw 84 truly awful innings and walked six batters per nine as a Cub. He had a 6.19 ERA. How do you not want to throw up in your mouth when remembering him coming into a game?

I guess because he was just another lousy relief pitcher who shuttled back and forth between the minors and MLB for parts of 3 seasons? He never commanded much salary or clogged up a roster spot?

Why do you loathe him so deeply? He was a cheap, serviceable starter for the cards in '07 and '08.

[rocket]

Really? I mean, he threw 84 truly awful innings and walked six batters per nine as a Cub. He had a 6.19 ERA. How do you not want to throw up in your mouth when remembering him coming into a game?

 

i can't remember the details, but in his first game i seem to recall he was more or less the hero of the game.

 

first impressions are everything

[rocket]

Really? I mean, he threw 84 truly awful innings and walked six batters per nine as a Cub. He had a 6.19 ERA. How do you not want to throw up in your mouth when remembering him coming into a game?

 

i can't remember the details, but in his first game i seem to recall he was more or less the hero of the game.

 

first impressions are everything

 

i looked it up. wellemeyer struck out the side in the bottom of the 17th against the brewers to get the save, and it was AWESOME

[Guest]

Really? I mean, he threw 84 truly awful innings and walked six batters per nine as a Cub. He had a 6.19 ERA. How do you not want to throw up in your mouth when remembering him coming into a game?

 

i can't remember the details, but in his first game i seem to recall he was more or less the hero of the game.

 

first impressions are everything

 

i looked it up. wellemeyer struck out the side in the bottom of the 17th against the brewers to get the save, and it was AWESOME

Don't have to look it up - Patterson homered in the top half of the inning and wellemeyer struck out the side in to get the save.

 

One of my favorite games.

[Sammy Sofa]

What a weird [expletive] thread.

[Formerly Snayke]

Really? I mean, he threw 84 truly awful innings and walked six batters per nine as a Cub. He had a 6.19 ERA. How do you not want to throw up in your mouth when remembering him coming into a game?

I guess because he was just another lousy relief pitcher who shuttled back and forth between the minors and MLB for parts of 3 seasons? He never commanded much salary or clogged up a roster spot?

Why do you loathe him so deeply? He was a cheap, serviceable starter for the cards in '07 and '08.

 

Because watching him pitch was awful. Really, really awful. Even when he was "serviceable" he was hard to stomach.

[MWV]

Really? I mean, he threw 84 truly awful innings and walked six batters per nine as a Cub. He had a 6.19 ERA. How do you not want to throw up in your mouth when remembering him coming into a game?

I guess because he was just another lousy relief pitcher who shuttled back and forth between the minors and MLB for parts of 3 seasons? He never commanded much salary or clogged up a roster spot?

Why do you loathe him so deeply? He was a cheap, serviceable starter for the cards in '07 and '08.

 

Because watching him pitch was awful. Really, really awful. Even when he was "serviceable" he was hard to stomach.

A 4.31 ERA over 377.2 innings for just over $5 million may not be ideal, but I don't think it merits the measure of scorn you heap upon Wellemeyer. If you're upset that he made 64 of his 75 career starts in a cardinals uniform, your issue is with ownership/management, not Wellemeyer.

[UMFan83]

BRB, going to start a "Jon Leicester sucks" thread.

[Little Slide Rooter]

BRB, going to start a "Jon Leicester sucks" thread.

 

Dont forget that damned Billy Petrick.

[Outshined_One]

Really? I mean, he threw 84 truly awful innings and walked six batters per nine as a Cub. He had a 6.19 ERA. How do you not want to throw up in your mouth when remembering him coming into a game?

 

i can't remember the details, but in his first game i seem to recall he was more or less the hero of the game.

 

first impressions are everything

 

i looked it up. wellemeyer struck out the side in the bottom of the 17th against the brewers to get the save, and it was AWESOME

Don't have to look it up - Patterson homered in the top half of the inning and wellemeyer struck out the side in to get the save.

 

One of my favorite games.

 

Definitely one of the five best games of 2003. I remember leaving to take a final around the 10th inning and coming back to find the game still going in the 16th.

[Formerly Snayke]

A 4.31 ERA over 377.2 innings for just over $5 million may not be ideal, but I don't think it merits the measure of scorn you heap upon Wellemeyer.

 

I don't think I can make it any more clearer by saying that I hated watching him pitch.

[Vinestal]

Anyone remember Yorkis Perez? lol I thought that guy was going to be an awesome reliever he had some K the side outings his first few appearances and I still remember the guy to this day. I think he wound up pitching in Japan or something.

[Rob]

A 4.31 ERA over 377.2 innings for just over $5 million may not be ideal, but I don't think it merits the measure of scorn you heap upon Wellemeyer.

 

I don't think I can make it any more clearer by saying that I hated watching him pitch.

 

Just close your eyes. It's what Todd did.

[NCCubFan]

Anyone remember Yorkis Perez? lol I thought that guy was going to be an awesome reliever he had some K the side outings his first few appearances and I still remember the guy to this day. I think he wound up pitching in Japan or something.

I'd forgotten about him; the Cubs got him along with Turk Wendell from the Braves for Damon Berryhill and Mike Bielicki. He pitched in three games for the Cubs at the end of the 1991 season (his first major league action) and put up some good numbers in limited action (4.1 IP, 1-0, 2.08 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 203 ERA+). For some reason the Cubs then released him that offseason and he wasn't signed b another team until Aug. 1992; he wasn't back in the majors until 1994. I wonder if he was injured, because he didn't even pitch in the minors in 1992.

[shnsajax]

What a weird [expletive] thread.

 

Almost as weird as someone using his picture as a sig and avatar.

[Formerly Snayke]

What a weird [expletive] thread.

 

Almost as weird as someone using his picture as a sig and avatar.

 

They are funny pictures.

[Little Slide Rooter]

What a weird [expletive] thread.

 

Almost as weird as someone using his picture as a sig and avatar.

 

They are funny pictures.

 

They just look like run of the mill pictures of run of a run of the mill pitcher to me.

[Guancous]

Wellemeyer was an awesome reliever in his first Triple Play video game. The pitching halo effect of the Cubs minor league system made the programmers give him the benefit of the doubt. He only had two pitches but one of them was a 99 mph fastball.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Wellemeyer was an awesome reliever in his first Triple Play video game. The pitching halo effect of the Cubs minor league system made the programmers give him the benefit of the doubt. He only had two pitches but one of them was a 99 mph fastball.

 

And Detlef Schrempf would never miss a 3 pointer in the original NBA In The Zone for Playstation.