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Article about Wieters Spring.

Matt Wieters isn’t worried about his slow bat this spring. He was 0 for 3 on Sunday after being scratched from Saturday’s trip to Kissimmee with a right thumb injury.

Very few veterans have made long road trips this spring, and it would have been Wieters’ second. He distinguished himself in his first to Baltimore Orioles’ manager Buck Showalter by sticking around and warming up pitchers after he had been removed from the game.

“He could be in his car going back home,” Showalter said. “That’s the type of things that teammates notice.”

In his first full season in the major leagues, Wieters hit .249 with 11 home runs and 55 RBIs. Not bad numbers for a good defensive catcher, but hardly what was expected for the highly publicized catcher.

“He earned that hype,” Showalter said. “I think that’s something that Matty has dealt with his whole life because he’s a good player. It’s a part of the job description as far as he’s concerned. I don’t think he’d deem anything that’s gone on in his career unfair. He’d say he was lucky.”

Wieters doesn’t think this year is especially vital.

“I think every year is an important year. This year, I don’t view as any more important as coming into last year,” Wieters said. “You want every year to be better. It’s more about going out there and playing, and the numbers will be the numbers.”

http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/sports/local/orioles-wieters-not-bothered-by-spring-struggles/article_04e71bb6-4ddb-11e0-860c-001cc4c002e0.html

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Arrieta looks more impressive than his line. He has elevated a couple of fastballs, but the secondaries are very sharp. I don't think I've ever seen his change look better. And he is hitting the glove with it.

Ace stuff today. Phil Hughes would love to have what arrieta has today.

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