Pirates acquire veteran Luke Weaver from Mets for shortstop Sammy Stafura

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/weaver-luke/KAmaJCNG/"]Weaver[/a], 33, is having arguably the best season of his career as he's currently posting a 1.88 ERA through 41 games with 44 strikeouts through 43 innings, giving up just 25 hits and 11 walks. [/p][p]Opposing hitters are batting just .166 with an abysmal .482 OPS.[/p][p]Stafura, was Pittsburgh's No. 9 prospect. He's hitting .276 with a .906 OPS, 20 home runs, 54 RBI, and 20 stolen bases through 60 minor league games between Single-A and High-A. [/p][embed guid="4d86f22f-5777-413c-9edf-00f9c38e9542" url="https://x.com/MLB/status/2084357954879267321?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]This now marks Weaver's seventh team in his 11 years in the league. After spending the first three with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/st-louis-cardinals/IDVz16ES/"]St. Louis Cardinals[/a] (2016-2018), then the following three-and-a-half with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arizona-diamondbacks/8bP2bXmH/"]Arizona Diamondbacks[/a] before they traded him to the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kansas-city-royals/IL2QbgJ4/"]Kansas City Royals[/a] during the 2022 season. [/p][p]In 2023, Weaver hopped between three teams ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cincinnati-reds/EkWXj6U9/"]Cincinnati Reds[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/seattle-mariners/txYPhSac/"]Seattle Mariners[/a], and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-yankees/SrC4LDIT/"]New York Yankees[/a]) as he continued to struggle. He finished that season with an ERA above 6.00 for the third time in his career.[/p][p]Then, it changed with the Yankees. Weaver tossed a career-best (at the time) 2.89 ERA and 0.929 WHIP with 103 strikeouts (career-high) through 84 innings in 2024, followed up by a solid season in 2025 with a 3.62 ERA. [/p][infobox id="3e982646-21d3-4baf-ac34-10f731dff476" /]