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Boras Upset that Wieters will not be active as a hitter - Sherman NYP says will begin on DL

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http://nypost.com/2015/03/20/orioles-boras-at-odds-over-matt-wieters-opening-day-roster-spot/

Baltimore general manager Dan Duquette, speaking by phone, did not definitively say the switch-hitter would not be on the roster, but he hinted at it by explaining: "All 25 of the roster spots are vital. You are trying to put your strongest team out every day. And our team is a lot better when [Wieters] is catching."

When told that sounds as if Wieters is going to open on the DL if he can?t catch, Duquette said: "Let's see how this [his throwing program] develops. I am not sure of the timetable [if there is enough time]."

"I think Matt Wieters is a great hitter," Boras said. "He is a switch-hitter with 20-homer power. He has to be on the roster hitting for his team."

Wieters has done poorly at the plate this spring, going hitless in 23 at-bats. This is a key year for Wieters, who is set to become a free agent next offseason.

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So boras wants his client to essentially be a DH on the open market instead of resting and being catcher? I'm not understanding

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He is a generational switch hitting bat, and will be full healthy to catch for his new club. His catching skills are already considered among the best the game has ever seen. Look at all these Orioles pitchers he has developed with his coach behind the plate abilities.

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Boras actually said that? An agent is actually dictating what a team should do with there roster. Obviously no team should or hopefully would listen but still that seems a bit of crossing the line.

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