Prized Orioles catching prospect Matt Wieters went 0 for 4 in a game against Rays lefty phenom David Price this weekend for the Durham Bulls and also had an error in the field, but there was plenty of good to take away from the game. In his second at bat against the major league-caliber lefty, Wieters managed to work a walk after a 12 pitch at bat. He got to see an entire toolbox of Price’s pitches in that AB, ranging from a 96 mph fastball to a 84 mph changeup, with some high-80’s sliders mixed in between. I’d expect to see Wieters get the big league call-up sooner rather than later. The Orioles are off to a fast start, but they know they’ll need to bring out all the weapons to hold off the rest of the AL East.

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