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The Crystal Ball 2012: Matt Wieters

Found December 20, 2011 on Dempsey's Army: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Matt Wieters,  Miguel Montero
TEAMS: Baltimore Orioles,  Arizona Diamondbacks
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Matt Wieters is finally starting to fulfill the massive promise he showed in the minors.His bat finally started to come around and he flashed some of that power we expected to see from Day 1. He smacked 22 homers, and easily set career highs in slugging percentage and ISO. I don't think anyone believed that Wieters would be such a good defensive catcher but he delivered Gold Glove caliber defense and has cemented himself as one of the better defensive catchers in the game. No regular delivered such a combination of  bat and glove from the catcher position in 2012. (OK, Arizona's Miguel Montero comes close.)So this is it right? He just keeps getting better and better and multiple MVPs lie in his future. Well, not exactly...He did only hit .262 last season. He lowered his strikeout rate for the third straight season but his walk rate dipped a bit as well, contributing to his .328 OBP. And he only OPSed .662 against right handed pitchers.Which is what concerns me. Over the firs...
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