Matt Wieters, the Baltimore Orioles top pick in 2007 and the team's overall best prospect has tore up High-A in June. The question is why hasn't he been promoted to Double-A yet.
A look at his monthly splits makes the case strongly that High-A is no longer a challenge. In April, his slash stat line was 338/419/606. The power was excellent, but I can see an arguement that his OBP was hgih enough given his AVG and maybe he should stay a little while longer and work on his eye.
In May, he improved on that count as his slash stat line went to 337/442/579. A 105 point spread etween AVG and OBP passes the eye test.
So far in June, he has continued to improve with a 373/507/510. Any player with a 500+ OPP has concquered the level. The fact his SLG has continued to go down is a sign the league just won't throw him much to hit. The fact his is taking pitches demonstrates, Wieters is mature enough not to press.
Move him to Double-A and start the hype maching heading into the 2009 fantasy baseball drafts!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
I love Wieters but I always heard that every high draft pick should kill their league their first time around. You can tell the great players by the way they adjust their second time around. That said, I'd love to see Wieters on the Orioles in September to make things interesting in keeper leagues.
Post a Comment