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Wieters is staying with the Orioles for 2016

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Tony-OH Hangout Grand Counsel

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This is not good news for the Orioles in any shape or form. Take off your fan glasses and if you look at what just happened, you'll see the Orioles just took a huge payroll hit in a place where they didn't necessarily expect it. This will cause ramifications elsewhere this offseason. We just signed a 2 win (at best) catcher for $15 million dollars when we probably could have had those two wins from Joseph and Clevinger for about $13 million less.

The only thing I'm surprised about is that the Orioles didn't have an agreement in place with Wieters to not accept. From the outside looking in, it appears Duquette gambled and lost on this one.

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Maybe he wants to be in the Orioles Hall-of-Fame someday.

Either that, or it's the Stove Top stuffing that the Orioles always have in the clubhouse for their post-game meals.

I knew it! No wonder they're so slow on the basepaths! :cussing:

A lot of them are slow, but not all of them.

"Wheels" Wieters has a 75% success rate for his career in stolen bases.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wietema01.shtml

I think that is more shock and awe.

On the part of the opposing catchers, who cannot believe their eyes when they see him trying to steal a base ???

Could be.

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I don't necessarily agree with the unathletic part, but Wieters is a catcher. His value is as a catcher, and his ability to play good defense at a premium position. He is certainly a below-average first baseman at his career numbers and likely defense at a position he's barely played.

That's what I'm getting at. As for unathletic, I am talking about his agility and speed. He's not going to be very effective anywhere he needs to have range of any sort.

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This is not good news for the Orioles in any shape or form. Take off your fan glasses and if you look at what just happened, you'll see the Orioles just took a huge payroll hit in a place where they didn't necessarily expect it. This will cause ramifications elsewhere this offseason. We just signed a 2 win (at best) catcher for $15 million dollars when we probably could have had those two wins from Joseph and Clevinger for about $13 million less.

The only thing I'm surprised about is that the Orioles didn't have an agreement in place with Wieters to not accept. From the outside looking in, it appears Duquette gambled and lost on this one.

I agree with this take wholeheartedly. I think this will cause us to change our offseason plans dramatically.

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