Luke Weaver entered this season with high expectations. The journeyman—who had posted a 6.44 ERA while bouncing around between five teams during the 2022 and 2023 campaigns—unexpectedly emerged as a viable back-end reliever with the Yankees in 2024, pitching to a 2.89 ERA in 84 innings and taking over the closer role down the stretch from an embattled Clay Holmes. He excelled in October, including a dominant World Series run in which he allowed no runs and just one hit in five innings of work.

With the acquisition of Devin Williams in the offseason, Weaver was expected to return to a setup role. Neither side of the equation really ended up working out.

Grade: C

2025 Statistics: 64.2 IP, 3.62 ERA, 72 K,, 113 ERA+, 3.89 FIP, 10.0 K/9, 2.8 BB/9, 0.5 fWAR

2026 Contract Status: Free Agent

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