Baby got to eat...

[TINSTAAPP]

There was a poster who started a thread a few days ago about playing Wieters a lot more at first base and adding a third catcher to the team. I thought he was crazy at first but I'm now starting to warm up to the idea. Caleb's been hitting better than Reimold, Lake and Lough and i prefer his defense to Wieters behind the plate. There's no reason why Wieters and Joseph can't both be in the lineup everyday.

[Willieboy]

I wouldn't call Caleb a kid (he is 29, same age as Wieters), sort of a late bloomer. He still has less than 500 AB's in the majors and he is getting better. He is also under team control for several years. I guess it depends on what the Orioles think about Wieters and I mean health wise. If he still is not able to catch on consecutive nights by the time September rolls around, that has to be a red flag. In my perfect world, I would like to have both on the team, Wieters catching and 1B and Caleb catching and DH. However, I'm not the one paying the bills.

[EagleOriole]

I wouldn't call Caleb a kid (he is 29, same age as Wieters), sort of a late bloomer. He still has less than 500 AB's in the majors and he is getting better. He is also under team control for several years. I guess it depends on what the Orioles think about Wieters and I mean health wise. If he still is not able to catch on consecutive nights by the time September rolls around, that has to be a red flag. In my perfect world, I would like to have both on the team, Wieters catching and 1B and Caleb catching and DH. However, I'm not the one paying the bills.

Who is calling Caleb a kid? I just don't see how Matt Weiters will be worth the contract he gets. Matt has been decent with the stick this year and I have always thought highly of his defense, but his walk rate is bottoming out - he has 6 BB in 148 ABs. What happened there?

Joseph is cheap and controlled and with Clevenger getting 1/3 of playing time they will be a solid, cheap platoon. Rather spend the money on signing a COF (Fowler) and trying to re-sign Davis. Yes, we should do that.

[Aglets]

There was a poster who started a thread a few days ago about playing Wieters a lot more at first base and adding a third catcher to the team. I thought he was crazy at first but I'm now starting to warm up to the idea. Caleb's been hitting better than Reimold, Lake and Lough and i prefer his defense to Wieters behind the plate. There's no reason why Wieters and Joseph can't both be in the lineup everyday.

Awwww, glad to hear I'm not crazy! My wife will be thrilled.

Now if we can just convince Buck to stop playing flaherty at first.......or reimold against RHP. I may bump that thread.

[EagleOriole]

Awwww, glad to hear I'm not crazy! My wife will be thrilled.

Now if we can just convince Buck to stop playing flaherty at first.......or reimold against RHP. I may bump that thread.

I would prefer Lough playing everyday in left to Flaherty and Reimold...At least Lough is a great defensive player and makes our entire defense strong. Davis is good in RF, but would rather have him at 1B with Parra in RF.

[sportsfan8703]

Perfect situation for Joseph and Clevenger next year. Hopefully Clevenger has earned his way back with his two year sentence in Norfolk and his improved D. Let that man out of the dog house. I like Weiters but signing him back is way down on the list...

Machado Extension

Jones Extension

Davis Re-sign

O'day Re-sign

MW