Orioles Rebuilding with Prospects

Matt Wieters - Granted the Baltimore Orioles the right to take the field with him. Not since Mike Mussina's debut has there been an Orioles call-up that I have been more excited about. Hopefully, the success of Wieters will encourage the Orioles to remain aggressive in the draft. For those that don't remember, Wieters was minutes from returning to college, but the Orioles...

I’ll be handling DMV every morning this week while Jamie is in Cali for official Yahoo! business. Expect a marked decrease in links and effort. Matt Wieters fails to win the World Series for O’s in his big league debut, going 3-for-11 in his first series, including an 0′fer on Friday and Sunday. He received some [...]

It’s not a typical* Posnanski article, but it’s a fun read about players who have come up thru MLB with immense amounts of hype, including the newest hypester, Matt Wieters. A good read all around. Bill: Still trying to define Hype. There is:1) The legitimate excitement about a player that builds on his skills and his potential.and2) Hype, which is built not on the player...

These 2 discuss another topic. This time it’s Matt Wieters and other hyped prospects. Read it. Two of the best minds talking baseball. Good stuff. h/t to BTF

What’s that phrase about biting the hand that feeds you?I don’t know who all of them are, but I respect their beliefs.. I thought this was kind of a given…Matt Wieters made his Orioles debut on Friday night and was put to the test on the first batter, who bunted on the newbie. Wieters made a very clean play and gave O’s fans hope for the future. His hitting hasn’t been...

Gitmo, the video game. No, this isn't an Onion story. Yes, your taxes and mine paid for torture, and that torture was repeated in multiple locations and condoned by the media. At least back in the day, when the CIA did this kind of thing, they kept it our of the public eye. A little professionalism is all I'm asking here.Joe Posnanski and Bill James talk about Orioles'...

On Friday I donned native garb and went to walk among the infidel in Baltimore. It was a special occasion - the arrival of Matt Wieters. Maybe you heard something about it.Once I got accustomed to the weird accents and garish orange garb of the natives, I realized something: I was having approximately a million times more fun than I ever did at a Nats game. Approximately.It'...

BALTIMORE | It's fun to be a member of the Baltimore Orioles again. An influx of youth has created a sense of optimism within a franchise that hasn't had a winning season since 1997. While the arrival of former No. 1 draft pick Matt Wieters on Friday created national buzz in Baltimore, the rebirth of the Orioles began several weeks earlier. That's when the team began...

From Tim Bontemps: FOR the past decade, the Yankees have been fortunate enough to have one of the best offensive catchers in baseball in Jorge Posada. But now that Posada, 37, is entering the latter stages of his career, the Bombers have two catching prospects, Jesus Montero and Austin Romine, fighting for the right to replace him. "I like those two kids," a scout said...

From Tim Bontemps:FOR the past decade, the Yankees have been fortunate enough to have one of the best offensive catchers in baseball in Jorge Posada. But now that Posada, 37, is entering the latter stages of his career, the Bombers have two catching prospects, Jesus Montero and Austin Romine, fighting for the right to replace him."I like those two kids," a scout said. ...

Adam Jones comes back to haunt the Mariners. Also, our first look at phenom catcher Matt Wieters. BALTIMORE Brian Roberts 2B Adam Jones CF Nick Markakis RF Aubrey Huff 1B Melvin Mora 3B Luke Scott DH Matt Wieters C Nolan Reimold LF Cesar Izturis SS Rich Hill LHP MARINERS Ichiro RF Yuniesky Betancourt SS Adrian Beltre 3B Mike Sweeney DH Russ Branyan 1B Jose Lopez 2b Wladimir Balentien...