Defensive Indifference

Barring an injury or some other “unusual occurence,” Orioles uber-prospect Matt Wieters will not get a September callup (subscription required), according to Roch Kubatko (formerly of the Baltimore Sun and now of MASN and Baseball America).

Wieters, the No. 4 overall draft pick in 2007, has torn through the minors this year, posting a 1.022 OPS at High-A Frederick and an even more absurd 1.119 OPS (.372 AVG/.470 OBP) at Double-A Bowie.

For selfish reasons, I’m a little bit bummed out by that news. Many people consider Wieters the top prospect in baseball right now, including yours truly, and as someone who sees the Orioles quite a bit, I was hoping to get a sneak peek of the catcher in person before his presumed full-season major league debut in 2009.

From a pure baseball perspective, I can’t criticize Andy MacPhail these days. He’s quickly turned the Orioles around. For the first time since I moved to the area seven years ago, there seems to be a subtle, but genuinely good feeling about the direction of the once-proud franchise.