Welcome back to the 2015 Last Word on Fantasy Baseball Guide. Over the next several months we will be releasing player profiles, projections, position rankings, and a number of other articles that will help you dominate your fantasy league this season. Whether you play rotisserie or head-to-head; whether you have a standard draft, a snake or an auction league, and whether its keeper league or a one-year deal; we have all the fantasy information you need.
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Fantasy Profile: Matt Wieters, C, Baltimore Orioles
Pos. Rank 10, Captains Value $7.45
In 2014, Wieters appeared to be on the cusp of a breakout season as he hit .308 with 5 HR in 26 Games as his season ended early due to an elbow injury.
The primary question revolving around Wieters is whether his elbow will be recovered enough to return to the breakout form he displayed in early 2014. Even taking injuries out of the equation, I’m not sure how much of his .308 batting average from 2014 can easily be replicated. His BABIP of .329 was 44 points above his career total.
Prior to 2014, he had established himself as a solid power hitter at the Catcher position but with the price of a lower batting average. This appears to be the most likely scenario for 2015.
| First Name | Last Name | Year | Team | Pos | G | PA | AB | R | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS |
| Matt | Wieters | 2011 | BAL | C | 139 | 551 | 500 | 72 | 22 | 68 | 1 | 48 | 84 | 0.262 | 0.450 | 0.328 | 0.778 |
| Matt | Wieters | 2012 | BAL | C | 144 | 593 | 526 | 67 | 23 | 83 | 3 | 60 | 112 | 0.249 | 0.435 | 0.329 | 0.764 |
| Matt | Wieters | 2013 | BAL | C | 148 | 579 | 523 | 59 | 22 | 79 | 2 | 43 | 104 | 0.235 | 0.417 | 0.287 | 0.704 |
| Matt | Wieters | 2014 | BAL | C | 26 | 112 | 104 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 0.308 | 0.500 | 0.339 | 0.839 |
| Matt | Wieters | 2015 | BAL | C | 580 | 521 | 70 | 24 | 80 | 2 | 49 | 104 | 0.261 | 0.323 | 0.454 | 0.776 |
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – JULY 14: American League All-Star Matt Wieters #32 of the Baltimore Orioles during the Gillette Home Run Derby at Target Field on July 14, 2014 in Minneapolis, Minnesota (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images)
