Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Matt Wieters Auction Value

Roto Think Tank: "THE NEXT BEST THING
Matt Wieters $21.

I like Wieters a good deal long-term, but this price is assuming a ton of upside for a 24-year-old catcher who earned $9 last year in more than half a season. His Pitch Type Values over at Fangraphs confirm that Wieters could hit the fastball but struggled with everything offspeed. He's talented enough to make the adjustments, but that doesn't mean he's going to come out of the gate slugging. Keep in mind that V-Mart earned $23 in 5x5 last year. To ask Wieters to earn that in his first full season is asking a hell of a lot."

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