The 23-year-old 6'5" catcher will make his major league debut this Friday against the Detroit Tigers, as announced by team president Andy MacPhail this evening. It's not like he's going to single-handedly drag the Orioles out of the basement of the AL East, but it'll be fun to watch him hit.
Wieters, the O's top prospect, played three years at Georgia Tech before Baltimore used their fifth overall pick on him in the 2007 amateur draft. He then split time between the Class-A Frederick Keys and the AA Bowie Baysox in 2008, where he hit a combined .355 with 27 homers and 91 RBI. He was so awesome, that he was rewarded with the Brooks Robinson Award. Up until Monday, he was batting .285 with a .367 on-base percentage, five longballs and 26 RBIs for the AAA Norfolk Tides.
So what will happen to Gregg Zaun? Pretty sure he can go suck on the bench. Wieters is totally going to kick his ass. Numbers!
Welcome to the big leagues, buddy.
Wieters, the O's top prospect, played three years at Georgia Tech before Baltimore used their fifth overall pick on him in the 2007 amateur draft. He then split time between the Class-A Frederick Keys and the AA Bowie Baysox in 2008, where he hit a combined .355 with 27 homers and 91 RBI. He was so awesome, that he was rewarded with the Brooks Robinson Award. Up until Monday, he was batting .285 with a .367 on-base percentage, five longballs and 26 RBIs for the AAA Norfolk Tides.
So what will happen to Gregg Zaun? Pretty sure he can go suck on the bench. Wieters is totally going to kick his ass. Numbers!
Welcome to the big leagues, buddy.
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