Fri 1/18/13 1:15 PM

Orioles avoided arbitration with C Matt Wieters by agreeing to a one-year, $5.5 million contract. He was arbitration-eligible for the first time. With two more arbitration year on the horizon, the Orioles would be wise to seek a long-term deal for Wieters sooner rather than later. The 26-year-old batted .249/.329/.435 with a career-high 23 homers in 2012.