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The start of his season was delayed by a 50-game suspension after testing positive for marijuana use.One of the most impressive things for me is the statements he made and the conversation he had with all the young players in extended spring and talked about some of the decisions he made and the repercussions of those and then getting to work to try to put that behind him and moving forward, manager Mike Matheny said. Thats a lot of growing up for a 21-year-old to do in one year.Reyes iss 20-21 with a 3.dddddddddddd50 ERA in 69 career minor league starts. He has hit triple digits on the radar gun, but the key for Reyes will be control.When youre putting guys on base, the game teaches you pretty quick that thats not going to work, Matheny said. He gets it. Hes only 21, but hes still been around long enough to know what were looking for around here. We need him to be in the strike zone.Wacha is 7-7 with a 4.45 ERA. He allowed four runs in five innings and got no decision in a 5-4 come-from-behind victory on Monday.Hes definitely been struggling with command for some time and if there was a correlation between the two, its been going on for quite a while, Mozeliak said. But in terms of us feeling like it was time to get him looked at, I certainly felt after last nights outing that that made sense.The injury is similar to the one the prematurely ended Wachas 2014 season.Weaver, 22, spent most of this season at Double-A Springfield, but pitched six scoreless innings in his Triple-A debut on Monday.I feel like the ability to throw strikes in games, I do think thats important, Mozeliak said. He only had one start in Triple-A, but I do feel like he will give us a chance to win that ball game. ' ' '