After fast start, then surgery, will 2015 be Wieters' last year as an Oriole?

When it comes to Orioles catcher Matt Wieters, there are more questions than answers right now.

Will he make a complete recovery from Tommy John surgery? Can he be ready by opening day? Will the solid offense he showed last year carry over? Will he be an Oriole beyond 2015? Will he even make it as an Oriole through the season or could he be an in-season trade candidate?

Here are Wieters' numbers the last few seasons:

2011: He hit .262 with 22 homers, 68 RBIs and had a .450 slugging percentage with a .778 OPS.

2012: He hit .249 with 23 homers, 83 RBIs, a .435 slugging percentage and a .764 OPS.

2013: He hit .235 (with a .287 OBP) with 22 homers, 79 RBIs, a .417 slugging percentage and .704 OPS.

That was a three-year decline for Wieters in batting average, slugging percentage and OPS.

In 2014, Wieters was limited to 26 games and 104 at-bats and had surgery after playing his last game on May 10.

2014: He hit .308 with five homers, 18 RBIs, with a .500 slugging percentage and .839 OPS.

Despite playing in just 26 games Wieters was voted as an All-Star starter for the first time and made the team for the third time.

But he was placed on the disabled list on May 11 with a right elbow strain, had the surgery on June 17 and was transferred to the 60-day DL on Aug.13. He has since been reinstated to the 40-man roster.

One reason Wieters got off to such a good start at the plate last season was his ability to hit right-handed pitching, something he had not done well in previous seasons.

Here are his splits versus right-handers the last four years:

2011: .237/.293/.372
2012: .224/.303/.412
2013: .214/.270./.358
2014: .325/.367/.482

Wieters went from an OPS of .628 against right-handed pitching in 2013 to .849 last season. Big difference. It was not a large sample size, but it was a dramatic difference on the stat sheet.

If Wieters can play at an All-Star caliber level again on defense and produce offense as he did at the start of 2014, it would be a huge lift next season and help the O's replace some of the offense they lost.

But right now it is all a series of questions. How might those be answered during and after the 2015 season?