Someone scout him for me. What kind of production would he project toward that he's worth the signability risk that seems to be attached to him? Also, is it smart to take another C, when we have two young catchers already ahead of him in the system?
Personally, I don't think position matters much in the draft. Ability is what matters, but I'm just getting into this MLB draft thing, and I don't pretend to know anything.
Wieters entered the spring with almost unreachable expectations and scouts seemed disappointed early in the year when he wasn’t hitting home runs every game, batting .500 and leaping high buildings. That talk has calmed in the second half as Wieters has shown improvement in a couple of phases of the game. An appreciation has developed for just how easily Wieters plays the game and does otherwise difficult things, like catch and switch-hit with power. Two areas that Wieters has improved in are his hitting from the right side and his receiving skills. He’s more of a natural hitter than a power hitter, although he can put on a batting-practice power display with the best of them, especially from the left side. He was hitting .366-8-51 through the regular season—compared to .355-15-71 a year ago. Wieters’ defensive skills are increasingly smooth and polished, particularly for a tall and long-limbed catcher. One area Wieters has not excelled at this year is pitching (1-3, 7.43 with three saves in 13 innings); perhaps he wasn’t emotionally into it with the pressures of catching and the upcoming draft, but few scouts doubt that he could be a first-round type talent any longer if that was his sole concentration. Comparisons with Joe Mauer have become more commonplace; each plays the game with athletic ease and plus intangibles, and excel both offensively and defensively. Wieters is locked in as a top 5 pick, unless something should happen late with health or signability. He is being advised by agent Scott Boras.
Physical Description: Joe Mauer is the obvious comparison, but Wieters is taller, slightly leaner.
Batting Stance: Upright. Sets up midway towards back shoulder. Small load, but gets his lead elbow back.
Ultimate Role: Middle of the order
Draft Estimate: 1st round (high)
Summary: Outstanding offensive and defensive catcher. At the plate, he has an easy, fluid swing; sprays the field with line drives, but can really put a charge into balls, especially from the LH side. Behind the plate, he's got a laser arm, gets up out of the crouch quickly on pop-ups, looks comfortable. Biggest question is whether a guy his size (listed at 6-6) can handle catching long-term. Easily the best college bat in this draft.
Someone scout him for me. What kind of production would he project toward that he's worth the signability risk that seems to be attached to him? Also, is it smart to take another C, when we have two young catchers already ahead of him in the system?
Personally, I don't think position matters much in the draft. Ability is what matters, but I'm just getting into this MLB draft thing, and I don't pretend to know anything.
this was from the mlb thing i posted
Wieters is becoming the most difficult player to place in this first-round projection because of signability and some performance-related issues. Still, he's got an excellent track record and is a switch-hitting catcher with pop.
So, Weiters seems like the whole package. Maybe not the HR hitter that I would like, but certainly a guy that could advance quickly and fill an offensive hole for this club.
Fat Strat wrote:So, Weiters seems like the whole package. Maybe not the HR hitter that I would like, but certainly a guy that could advance quickly and fill an offensive hole for this club.
And meaning Anderson could help fill another hole as trade bait.
