It seems at least likely that Wieters gets traded.

[El Gordo]

Dude, speculating during the offseason is almost as much fun as the season itself.

At the very least it gives us something baseball related while we sit out the long cold winter.

[tilgaham]

Pitched to a 5+ ERA from July onward....Pass

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?id=samarje01&year=2013&t=p

[Ommaculate]

Pitched to a 5+ ERA from July onward....Pass

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?id=samarje01&year=2013&t=p

What a disaster that would be if the team gives up Wieters, and Smardjia turns out to be damaged goods and injured. What would happen then?

[Redskins Rick]

You want to do away with spring training?

That isn't very nice.

Yeah you are right, too dang many months away for sure.

[Ommaculate]

How about trading Wieters and then acquiring Dioner Navarro?

[clapdiddy]

How about trading Wieters and then acquiring Dioner Navarro?

I was thinking about him, myself. Maybe even Kurt Suzuki?

[Ommaculate]

I was thinking about him, myself. Maybe even Kurt Suzuki?

Sukuki has a * next to his name in the FA list. What does that mean?

Navarro batted .300 with .365 OBP and 13 homers. He has a better stick than Wieters. How is his defense?

[Ommaculate]

Oh just great.. Red Sox want Navarro.

http://nesn.com/2013/11/report-dioner-navarro-believed-to-have-drawn-initial-interest-from-red-sox/

[clapdiddy]

Sukuki has a * next to his name in the FA list. What does that mean?

Navarro batted .300 with .365 OBP and 13 homers. He has a better stick than Wieters. How is his defense?

Judging by his dWAR and CS%, I'd say he's average.

[Going Underground]

Average at best.

First and foremost, Suzuki is not a good hitter. The righty has a career .253/.309/.375 line (86 wRC+). He doesn't walk much (6.4%), but he also manages his strikeout rate (11.9%) and, unfortunately, he isn't even good against left-handed pitchers (75 wRC+). He does have 15-home run potential, so on a bare minimum he is an improvement over Stewart. Suzuki will still bat ninth and won't be loved by a demanding fan base, but he'll actually be serviceable.

http://www.pinstripealley.com/yankees-rumors-offseason-hot-stove/2013/11/12/5087318/yankees-free-agent-target-kurt-suzuki

[PaulFolk]

self-promotion/

I took a look at the 10 teams that might be most interested in Wieters if the O's decide to trade him. Read all about it here!

/self-promotion

[JayThomas]

Thanks Paul. It will be good to read it when Dan has constructive talks with Atlanta or Detroit.

[scOtt]

How about trading Wieters and then acquiring Dioner Navarro?

I like Navarro!

Oh wait, wrong Navarro...

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[andrewrickli]

Matt Wieters and Bundy for Chris Sale?

Would you do this trade? We get a much needed ace, and the Sox get an AS catcher, and a top prospect.

Jim Bowden proposed this straight up (Wieters for Sale) but that's too good a deal for us.

[Redskins Rick]

Matt Wieters and Bundy for Chris Sale?

Would you do this trade? We get a much needed ace, and the Sox get an AS catcher, and a top prospect.

Jim Bowden proposed this straight up (Wieters for Sale) but that's too good a deal for us.

And leaves us a huge whole at catcher, so how do you fill that spot?