Wieters coming up Friday (1 Viewer)

[ceo3west]

No link yet, but the Bal GM was on the air during tonights game and stated Wieters would be up and starting Friday.

 

[Oh Yes!]

Yes

 

[Oh Yes!]

if he stays up all year hes a top 5 catcher... this year

 

[Mr. Pickles]

There's waaaaay too much hype on this kid. I'm afraid the pressure is too much.

 

[avoiding injuries]

I agree that the hype is up there, but to say that the pressure is too much after one game? Come on. It's tough to bat right behind a guy who hits two home runs including a grand slam.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

I agree that the hype is up there, but to say that the pressure is too much after one game? Come on. It's tough to bat right behind a guy who hits two home runs including a grand slam.

I'm not evaluating this after one game, I'm saying it from the moment every fantasy baseball nerd started creaming over this guy as if he was revolutionizing the sport or something.

 

[flysack]

Who is this guy?

I never heard of him until every effing sports site starting doing a five-knuckle shuffle to Baltimore calling him up.

 

[boubucarow]

Who is this guy?I never heard of him until every effing sports site starting doing a five-knuckle shuffle to Baltimore calling him up.

5th overall pick out of Georgia Tech in 2007. He was Baseball America's minor league player of the year last year with 1.054 OPS between High A and AA ball. As a hitter, he is often compared to Texiera. He is an above average defensive catcher and has plus makeup. He would have started the year as Baltimore's starting catcher but like Longoria last year, he was held back for the first month plus so his free agency would be pushed back a year. Baseball Prospectus projections if he played a whole year would place Wieters as the top offensive catcher in baseball.

 

[Balco]

Looking forward to putting him in for Monday's matchup (no lineup changes until our weekly matchup is over).

I have kept him on my 3 person bench all year.

 

[jobarules]

Im starting him over Victor Martinez (I moved Martinz to UTIL )

 

[Hoss_Cartwright]

Im starting him over Victor Martinez (I moved Martinz to UTIL )

V-Mart is bannged up (knee contusion), so keep an eye on that.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

Hitting a buck fitty as of this post. Slap it high?

 

[MAC_32]

Hitting a buck fitty as of this post. Slap it high?

Since he's been called up he's out hit David Wright.Slap it high.

 

[Balco]

0-4 today

O's fans, how has he looked? Hitting the ball hard, or just lost at the plate?

 

[avoiding injuries]

Not good, but he can call a heck of a game.

Give him time...

 

[Balco]

Not good, but he can call a heck of a game. Give him time...

My thoughts haven't changed on him, he started slow in AAA this year too. I just haven't been able to see his at bats, wondering if he is hitting the ball hard, just not for hits. 2-3 yesterday, maybe he is ready to bust out.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

0-4 today O's fans, how has he looked? Hitting the ball hard, or just lost at the plate?

I haven't sen all of his games, but in those I did see he wasn't chasing bad pitches so much as he just looked overpowered at times. I think that'll change as he gets used to MLB. He appears to have an idea what he wants to do, but hasn't caught up to ML pitching yet.