The Washington Nationals today agreed to terms with right-handed pitcher Andrew “Dean” Weaver, who was selected in the seventh round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Georgia. Nationals Assistant General Manager and Vice President of Baseball Operations Mike Rizzo made the announcement.
Weaver posted a team-leading 10 saves (fourth in the Southeastern Conference) as a junior at Georgia in ‘09, going 4-2 with a 3.60 ERA in 29 relief appearances. Over his three-year collegiate career, the 21-year-old went 11-6 with 12 saves and tallied a 2.65/1 strikeout-to-walk ratio (106 strikeouts/40 walks) in 122.1 innings.
With today’s signing, the Nationals have now agreed to terms with 26 players from the 2009 First-Year Player Draft, including nine of their top 12 picks.
awesome.
still need to sign Miguel Pena, Roberto Perez, Nathan Karns, and hopefully one of the HS guys like 1B Corey Davis.
