It's interesting that nobody has tested Wieters' arm yet

[e16bball]

This means very little, and it's only tangential to the OP, but I get a kick out of the fact that after 4 games, Wieters is already among the top 30 catchers in fWAR for the entire season.

I think we take for granted (a) just how rare a dependably good catcher like Wieters is and (b) how fortunate we've been to have a guy like Caleb step in and perform admirably while Matt was out.

[brooks1083]

He's like the bionic man now. He has a brand new elbow. I wouldn't expect anything less than a 75% CS rate.

[byrdz]

They're trying take it easy on there future catcher.

[Frobby]

Bump...now up to six games caught with no stolen base attempts.

[sportsfan8703]

Nothing to worry about. Even if MW isn't is old self teams aren't built to steal bases like they used too. Especially in the AL East. Just look at our division, who we play the most.

[MurphDogg]

I find it pretty humorous that you started a thread on this instead of posting it in the "It's interesting that nobody has tested Wieters' arm" thread right after criticizing someone else for starting a thread instead of posting on a similar thread.

That said, I think his arm is still a question mark, and wonder if this will lead to more people testing him over the coming days.

[El Gordo]

Based on two throws last night I am not ready to declare his arm a problem. The first throw would have nailed the runner but it was off line. That's more mechanics than arm strength IMO. The second was pretty good but the runner got too good of a jump off Ubaldo.

[CA-ORIOLE]

Too early to say. As stated, catching Jiminez isn't the easiest task. More data/observation needed.

[CA-ORIOLE]

Just asking for a visual observation. I thought they didn't look as strong as pre-surgery Wieters. Not really trying to make any other point except for what it looked like to me. Just wondered if anyone else saw the throws and had an opinion.

Initial impression, looked a bit weaker (for Wieters) and of course inaccurate. Not sure if the means anything though as it could be related to technique and rushing the throw.

[backwardsk]

I thought the first throw was pretty strong, it just tailed on him. The second throw was not as good, IMO.

Not too worried, Ubaldo is the least capable of our starters in controlling the run game.

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[MDK02]

I have to think he's still getting back into catching shape. I will say this, if I have to choose between him hitting well or throwing people out... I'll go with the hitting.

[Redskins Rick]

Mods,

Can we please merge these two threads:

http://forum.orioleshangout.com/forums/showthread.php/148475-It-s-interesting-that-nobody-has-tested-Wieters-arm-yet/page2

[LayzieDES]

Just asking for a visual observation. I thought they didn't look as strong as pre-surgery Wieters. Not really trying to make any other point except for what it looked like to me. Just wondered if anyone else saw the throws and had an opinion.

Do they normally clock the speed/time of a catcher's throw to 2nd? It would be pretty interesting to see his time pre & post surgery.

[CA-ORIOLE]

I have to think he's still getting back into catching shape. I will say this, if I have to choose between him hitting well or throwing people out... I'll go with the hitting.

In the past, I have literally seen him almost throw almost entirely from his arm and not use his legs. I doubt we'll be seeing him do stuff like that again. My guess is that he'll be very focused on technique from here on out.

[crowmst3k!]

Not a doctor, but I would assume it will take some time and a full offseason not devoted to rehabbing an injury for his complete arm strength to come back.