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Vernon Wells Traded To Angels: Fantasy Implications And More

January 22, 2011 by Kurt Turner

In sports, there are always a few bone-headed news reports I come across that make me chuckle; such as the Yankees signing Andruw Jones to a one-year, two million dollar contract or the Dallas Mavericks actually thinking they could “rent” the services of Carmelo Anthony, and of course the latest news out of the golden state: Vernon Wells traded to the Angels.

What makes this move bone-headed is the simple fact that the Angels not only gave up two wonderful players in Juan Rivera and Mike Napoli, but also the fact that the Halos are hoping Wells will duplicate his 2010 performance, which isn’t likely.

If THAT’S not enough, Wells is also owed a whopping $86 million dollars over the next four years, and goes to a less hitter friendly park in Angels Stadium of Anaheim than his old digs at Toronto’s Rogers Centre, making Wells’ season possibly look more arduous than the 6 month repair fiasco on the Metrodome.

Enter in the fantasy factor.

Last year playing for the Blue Jays, Vernon Wells hit a solid .273/.331/.515 with 31 homeruns (two shy of his career total of 33 back in 2003) while knocking in 88 ribbies. This came after a three year lull, mainly due to a broken wrist in 2008, and lingering after-effects in 2009.

But that was 2010.

Wells is 32 and is sure to take a downward turn in overall production, so the real issue is his new digs and age is sure to cause his fantasy value to dip...something you want to remember at draft time

Currently—depending on where you go really—you may find Wells ranked anywhere from 25th to 35th among outfielders which is a bit generous.

Top 50 outfielder, yes. Top 25 outfielder, certainly not!

The moral of the story is this: I understand—as most do—anything is possible in baseball. But just because anything’s possible, doesn’t mean you forget about the improbable.

Wells is not going to duplicate his 2010 performance which means (at draft time)  you should treat him as a third OF at best—perhaps even a low-end DH player with potential since he won’t hurt you with strikeouts—but wasting a quality draft pick on Wells early would be a huge waste.

2010 Stats AB HR RBI R BB K SB AVG OBP SLG
590 31 88 79 50 84 6 .273 .331 .515

2011 Projections

610 22 80 72 52 86 7 .265 .324 .505
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Kurt's fantasy advice is featured on USA Today Sports, Bleacher Reports, SiriusXM and Fox Sports. He is the owner of FantasyKnuckleheads.com and has been butchering topics here for over 15 years. Follow him on Twitter

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