All great pitchers have slumps. Max Scherzer has slumps, Felix Hernandez has slumps, even Clayton Kershaw has slumps. The only thing worrisome about Jered Weaver‘s slump is that it has been steadily getting worse since last season.

Weaver has been with the Los Angeles Angels for the span of his ten-year career. He was stellar in his rookie season, racking up 11 wins with just 2 losses while maintaining a 2.56 ERA. He has always been a guy the Angels could count on as their No. 1 starter. Since 2010, Weaver has been near the top among all starting pitchers in winning percentage, games started, innings pitched, strikeouts and WHIP. Needless to say, he was an elite pitcher for multiple years.

One factor that signifies he could be done is the sudden decrease in his velocity. Although he has been known as someone who doesn’t rely on velocity, it has been declining for five straight years. The change from last season to this season has been the most significant. Since 2010, his season-by-season average fastball velocity looks like this – 90.1, 89.2, 88.0, 86.8, 86.8, and 85.1. Jered has never needed high velocity because he has had such great command and movement with his off-speed pitches, so why the big fuss?

Well, simply put, his command is nowhere near where it was. He has already allowed an unruly amount of home runs this year (16) and is on pace to give up 30, the most of his career and the most in the MLB since 2013. His home runs given up per nine innings is 1.49, an enormous increase from his previous career high of 1.14. Also, once an elite strikeout pitcher (led the league in 2010 with 233), Jered has just 49 in 96.2 innings this season. His previous career-low strikeout percentage was 16.6 percent. This year, he is at just 12.2 percent. He is also having his worst seasons in opponent batting average (.270), left on base percentage (70.3 percent), ERA (4.75), win-loss percentage (.333), WAR (0.5), and K-BB% (8.2 percent). Needless to say, Weaver is struggling in every aspect of the game.

Jered, when asked about his struggles, said “I’m not hurt. Everything feels good. It feels like it’s coming out a lot better than it is. It’s weird, man. I don’t know. I’ve got no answers.” Jered needs to find answers fast, before the Angels cut the plug.