Matt Wieters Update

I think that waiting until June 1st is a no-brainer for the Orioles.

Preventing Wieters from becoming a Super Two will end up saving the organization millions of dollars during arbitration, and the motivations to call him up are minimal.

He's playing well in AAA, but he's not exactly destroying it to the extent that he simply doesn't belong there at all whatsoever.

The Orioles won't come close to contending this year with their pitching, regardless of if Wieters plays 110 games or 95 games.

The long term benefits of keeping Wieters in AAA far outweigh the negatives.

I'll say Wieters.

Price already has accumulated some service time last year, so this year, he will need to be held back longer than Wieters to avoid Super-2. I really think that despite what the Rays say, $$$ is the major factor here.

"The AL ROY is looking weak this year so that is good."

Now don't get me wrong, as a Jays fan I'm well aware of why it's a smokescreen so far and don't expect it to continue, but I laugh at that sentence. If any American team had a 30 year old rookie SP who was pitching in Independent ball last year and had a 4-0 record with a 2.67era and 26Ks in 30.1ip it would be a GIGANTIC story. Instead, dorfmac probably doesn't know who he is.

My friends, your AL Rookie of the Month, Mr. Scott Richmond.

"If any American team had a 30 year old rookie SP who was pitching in Independent ball last year and had a 4-0 record with a 2.67era and 26Ks in 30.1ip it would be a GIGANTIC story. Instead, dorfmac probably doesn't know who he is."

You're right, but to be fair, his ERA isn't remotely sustainable considering his home run rate, groundball rate, and walk rate..

"That doesn't change the fact that the mainstream US media is too stupid to properly evaluate pitchers, and would be all over his story if it were happening down south because of his shiny start to the season."

I totally agree with this notion, I was merely pointing out that Richmond's performance is a bit of a mirage.

"Again scribble, and I started off my post with that...I understand all the reasons it's been pure luck, and would be thrilled if he finishes the season with 30 starts and a 4.50era."

Actually, he's got a 4.37 FIP so far, he's missing bats and his other peripherals aren't good but they aren't horrid.

I think the Blue Jays may have found a solid 4/5 starter in the scrap heap.

"And then people like dorfmac wouldn't say that the AL ROY looks weak this year, when really the AL saw a rookie pitcher have a beast of a month."

And that doesn't include Ricky Romero, who honestly looked like the AL ROY frontrunner to me before he went down in April. Romero's first three starts this year were great..

In a few weeks, Wieters will be destroying AAA if he isn't called up though.

He's too good to have an OPS hovering around .800 in AAA.

Wieters will look nice behind the plate. he seems to adapting to AAA pitching .. he may be a month or two away, unfortunately, as the O's need someone to excite the fans. Let's hope the O's have a few decent arms on the way for him to catch when he gets here. Eaton has to find an out pitch or be gone. This BS about him eating innings is fine if you love losing. Frankly, I'm tired of that spiel. Hill may be one .. let's hope. McCrory isn't ready yet .. he's still a deer in the headlights when he takes the mound.