Caleb Joseph remains the favorite to back up Matt Wieters at the beginning of the season, MASN Sports reports.

Joseph remains the favorite to back up Matt Wieters at the beginning of the season, MASN Sports reports.

Analysis:

Joseph spent half the year as the primary catcher in 2014 after the Orioles lost Wieters for the season. It was a bit of a surprise since he spent most of the prior three seasons at Double-A. Joseph is a defense-first catcher who hit a measly .207/.264/.354, but at least had a serviceable nine home runs in 246 at-bats. Playing time will be sparse as long as Wieters is healthy.