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Wells Deal Likely To Get Worse For Blue Jays
mvn.com - 6/25/2009
Wells Deal Likely To Get Worse For Blue Jays
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Jerry Crasnick recently penned a column discussing how Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Vernon Wells has failed to live up to his massive contract so far. Crasnick did a fine job of describing the issue and touching on Wells' offensive struggles, even going to the player to see what he felt ...
Vernon Wells not living up to his hefty contract
sports.espn.go.com - 6/24/2009
Vernon Wells not living up to his hefty contract
— sports.espn.go.com — Blue Jays center fielder Vernon Wells plays baseball the way it's meant to be played. He runs... hard through the bag on every ground ball, habitually throws to the right base, and stays out of the trainer's room unless absolutely necessary. His ... (more) Vernon Wells not living up to his hefty contract

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June Reflections on the Blue Jays
baseballreflections.com - 6/25/2009
June Reflections on the Blue Jays
— baseballreflections.com — When my partner in crime, Tom, penned his last epistle about our beloved azure corvidae, things were... just going great in the Queen City . He mentioned how much he was enjoying the season thus far, and confided that he wasn’t sure how long the Jays could keep it up. The answer – not ... (more) June Reflections on the Blue Jays

Comments vote down Peter@BaseballReflections Peter@BaseballReflections posted 6/25/2009posted this
Wells Deal Will Likely Haunt Jays
tylersarticles.blogspot.com - 6/24/2009
Wells Deal Will Likely Haunt Jays
— tylersarticles.blogspot.com — Jerry Crasnick recently penned a column discussing how Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Vernon Wells has failed... to live up to his massive contract so far. Crasnick did a fine job of describing the issue and touching on Wells’ offensive struggles, even going to the player to see what he ... (more) Wells Deal Will Likely Haunt Jays

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Tyler's Take On Sports:  Jays Doing Right Thing In Listening To Halladay Offers

Dugout Central:  All Worst Team - American League

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Jays Doing Right Thing In Listening To Halladay Offers
Tyler's Take On Sports — ... Following a few rough stretches, Toronto, 43-41, currently finds itself seven games back of the first-place Boston Red Sox in the American League East and within striking distance in the Wild Card race. Even with the struggles of center fielder Vernon Wells and pre-season Rookie of the Year candidate Travis Snider, the club has outscored opponents 418-382; the Blue Jays rank fourth on the circuit with a +36 run differential. Outside of a few fluky individual performances, the success has hardly been a mirage, either, as the Blue Jays' staff Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP, ...

You’re Killing Me, Smalls: American League
Tyler's Take On Sports — ... As touched upon here, Wells has really struggled to live up to his massive contract. His defense has taken a turn for the worse in center field—he should be on a corner—and his line of .261/.309/.412 and 89 OPS+ aren’t exactly what the franchise was hoping for out of their projected number three hitter. ...

All Worst Team - American League
Dugout Central — ... Center FieldVernon Wells, Toronto Blue JaysAs touched upon here, Wells has really struggled to live up to his massive contract. His defense has taken a turn for the worse in center field–he should be on a corner–and his line of .261/.309/.412 and 89 OPS+ aren’t exactly what the franchise was hoping for out of their projected number three hitter. ...

Teams Should Front-Load Big Contracts
Dugout Central — ... , nobody wants to touch Wells’ contract. A young and much too knowledgeable writer for his age, Tyler Hissey wrote the piece about Wells’ untradeable contract which got me thinking: ...

J.P. Ricciardi and Moral Hazard
Dugout Central — ... *Indeed, as I wrote about here, nearly every $100M contract handed out that winter has backfired. ...

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