The Wait Is Over O's Fans

Tonight marks the debut of highly touted Orioles catching prospect, Matt Wieters. Wieters was the O's fifth pick in the 2007 draft, and is expected by all accounts to be the second coming of Joe Mauer. The Orioles have had success lately with prospects. Adam Jones is an all-star candidate at just 23 years of age, hitting near .360 this season. Nick Markakis is also young, hitting third in the O's 2009 batting order.

With all that going for them, the Orioles remain in a familiar position they have held for much of the past decade. That position the Orioles have held is the AL East's cellar. They currently are there again this year, but are just 6 games back of Boston. 

I think Wieters however will be a stud in the bigs. He's a big kid, with a big bat that I think will make a tremendous backstop for Orioles pitching for years to come. If they can get pitching to help surround this young crop of talent they have brought up, maybe things can change for them. Wieters in the minors this year is hitting above .300 in AAA, following up last years season where he hit about .350. 

 However, in the division they play in it takes ALOT of young talent to win the division. (see 2008 Tampa Rays) 

All in all, its an exciting night for Orioles fans. They haven't had this much to cheer about this late in the season since the Ripken years.