Wells too steep for Angels?

I gotta say the Blue Jays made out on this one.

I think both teams did well in this trade. Wells is overpaid, but the Angels needed to make a splash and did. A lineup with Abreu-Hunter-Morales-Wells looks much better than what they trotted out last season. And - I cannot say this enough - their starting pitcher trumps the Rangers' rotation. I think LA is the favorite to win the AL West.

Wells had a nice year this past year, but I can't believe the Jays unloaded his contract.

I didn't think any team was desperate and/or stupid enough to take Wells and his albatross of a contract.

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Originally posted 10:05 AM ET  01.22 by jgb

I think both did.Sure vern is WAY overpaid, but the angels needed a bat desperately and they can afford it

But is this the best option they could find?.....sometimes nothing is better than something

the Jays have been trying to unload this contract for years...

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Originally posted 10:01 AM ET  01.22 by I Must Break You

I gotta say the Blue Jays made out on this one.

I'm with you on this. I hope Wells plays better in the land of fruits and nuts. He certainly underperformed where he was.

He'll break his leg on home plate and that will be the end of his career.

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Originally posted 10:01 AM ET  01.22 by I Must Break You

I gotta say the Blue Jays made out on this one.

I think it looks pretty even. Napoli is a nice home run source but his batting average was in the .230 range last year. Still, the last two years before he put up very solid numbers for a backstop. Rivera can be best described as "servicable," but when you put their stats together, you basically have Wells' stats. My question is, how much confidence do the Angels have in the remaining catchers on their active roster? Can Jeff Mathis step up? He bats around .200 when playing 50 or more games a season. Scary.

Yeah... He's definitely over priced... but think of the outfield we'll have defensively. Wells in left, Borjous in center, and Hunter in right? That's 3 centerfielders playing the outfield. Best in baseball period. PERIOD.

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Originally posted 10:31 AM ET  01.22 by AllStarz Ruinating the Nation

the Jays have been trying to unload this contract for years...

Looks like they're willing to ask for something more reasonable this time around. It had to be more reasonable with his 21 million dollar a year salary. This trade with the dumping of Rios cleared about 20 million off their annual payroll. I don't know if they're just giving up or clearing some room for some impactful signings.

.271 with 31 HRs. For $86M/4 years. $23M this year and $21M the next three. That's crazy money for those stats from a soon to be 32 year old player with an inconsistent track record

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Originally posted 11:53 AM ET  01.22 by Piltdown Rabbit

.271 with 31 HRs. For $86M/4 years. $23M this year and $21M the next three. That's crazy money for those stats from a soon to be 32 year old player with an inconsistent track record

Definately on the downslope of his prime but worth it in this trade. Except the salary, of course. He should be getting paid a little less than Bobby Abreu at 9.5 million when you look at their lifetime stats. Guess Vernon's agent had a good day.

Big contract but Moreno wants to win....

He could have wanted to win and picked up a better player for less.

They are clearing salary and not looking to compete for a couple of years. They have good pitching, and young players. They are clearing payroll to rebuild. They had an expensive team, for them, that was not going to win.

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