Blue Jays Designate Vernon Wells for Assignment
by Turks Teeth on Jul 3, 2011 2:30 PM PDT
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Former Angels outfielder Juan Rivera was designated for assignment and the Toronto Blue Jays recalled Travis Snider from AAA today. Rivera –– whose career slash line (.277/.327/.453) looks uncannily like that of the man who replaced him on the Los Angeles Angels, Vernon Wells (.277/.326/.471) –– was actually heating up in June, hitting .271. (His counterpart on the Angels hit .276 in June.)
Rivera leaves the Jays after hitting .246/.310/.365 with 17 XBH over 271 plate appearances this year. Wells continues to play for the Angels, the first of four years remaining on a contract worth 80M+, and has hit .211/.244/.385 with 16 XBH over 238 plate appearances. Both players have defended poorly at their respective positions, with Rivera delivering -0.8 defensive WAR playing mostly at LF and 1B, and Wells delivering -0.6 defensive WAR from left –– offering at least one counterpoint to the idea that moving a terrible CF to right or left inevitably results in a plus defender at the corner.
Meanwhile, the other piece in the LA-Toronto Wells trade, Mike Napoli, is projected to return from a DL stint this Monday. He is hitting .221/.344/.493 with 17 XBH over 163 plate appearances this season. The $80M man the LA Angels ostensibly passed over in favor of purchasing Wells' contract, Adrian Beltre, was just selected for his second consecutive All Star Game.
(Stop me if you think that you've heard this one before –– and props to the original singer.)
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I don't have a take...
…at least not until I contract out Sub’s or your services! ;)
I just had high hopes for JR once. Sad to see him on the trash heap.
I have to think he'll be picked up.
He was mashing lefties, for one: .346/.426/.538. (And he’s always done so.)
That’s a cheap and useful bat off some contender’s bench.
Or the Angels
In the long run men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, though they should fail immediately, they had better aim at something high.
Walden
by matthiasstephan on Jul 3, 2011 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Considering we are using Howie as an OF
Maybe we should bring him back. It is not like Branyon is of any use.
(Reagins thought bubble:)
“Hey, if we get Juan back, it’d almost be like we got Vernon for free!”
by Turks Teeth on Jul 3, 2011 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I laughed... and then cried
All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine.
by Quad Fin Rider on Jul 4, 2011 12:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Juancho! Best of luck flojo!
"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza
by Howie's Batting Title on Jul 3, 2011 2:44 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Im not an expert in non-verbal communication
but it appears that you are telling us the acquisition of Vernon Wells is a collossal waste of $$. And that it occurred inexiplicably and is a head scratcher.
Typo: Napoli's OBP is .344, not .244.
F Jeff Mathis.
Pollyanna is dead. But don't get mad at me, I didn't kill her. Tony Reagins did.
Beautiful.
Pollyanna is dead. But don't get mad at me, I didn't kill her. Tony Reagins did.
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