The Orioles haven't yet engaged in any extension talks with Matt Wieters, but
the catcher tells Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun that he would be very
interested in staying in the black-and-orange for years to come.
"I've always been interested [in staying long-term in Baltimore]," Wieters
said on Tuesday. "I'm a huge fan of Baltimore and what [Buck Showalter and
Dan Duquette] have done. It's something to where it's a great baseball town,
it's a fun place to play and it's a place where I enjoy playing."
Wieters is under team control through 2015 and is arbitration-eligible for
the first time, with a shot at receiving a record salary for first-time
arb-eligible catchers according to MLBTR's Matt Swartz. Before the 2012
season began, MLBTR's Mike Axisa thought a five-year, $22-$25MM extension
would fit Wieters but the catcher's price tag has likely gone up following a
performance that included 23 homers and a .249/.329/.435 slash line.
Connolly notes that Baltimore's location fits Wieters for family reasons, and
the catcher himself has been impressed with how the O's have seen fit to lock
up other building blocks like Showalter, Adam Jones, Nick Markakis and J.J.
Hardy in recent years.
Read more at http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/#HWVmHG4ouKr4Ow2o.99
金鳥還沒有跟Wieters聊到關於簽長約的事情
但是Wieters說他很有興趣在巴爾的摩待很久..
好Wieters 800HR 未來HOF救世主不簽嗎