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VERNON WELLS

|     New York Yankees   40-man Roster

   The Bullpen: Mother's Day a time to reflect for R.A. Dickey  | 2013-05-17  | Blue Jays Blog - The Toronto Star
High Level:   MLB     Career Ranks:  14th in popups
Positions:   CF-1369, OF-542, LF-186, DH-30, RF-29
Full Name:   Vernon Wells III
Born:   Dec 8, 1978  (34.164) in Shreveport,Louisiana

Top Prospect:  mlb  1998 (#52), 1999 (#69), 2000 (#4), 2001 (#12)   team  1999 (#5-TOR), 2000 (#1-TOR), 2001 (#1-TOR)

MLB Debut:  Aug 30, 1999  (20.265)
Speed
61
Contact
73
Patience
38
Batting
58
Power
68
Ht/Wt:  6-1 / 210   Bats/Throws:  Right / Right
High School:   Bowie  (Arlington,TX)
College:   None listed
Drafted:  Toronto Blue Jays:  1997-1-5 (June-Reg)

Recent Contract:  7-years/$126m (2008-2014) by Toronto Blue Jays Notes

Tags:  3 Homers in a game || First Round Draft Pick || Futures Game Participant || Gold Glove Award || High School All-American || Home Run Derby Participant   All Tags

TBC Player ID:  280
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2013-05-17The Bullpen: Mother's Day a time to reflect for R.A. DickeyBlue Jays Blog - The Toronto Star100
2013-05-15Baseball players make up half of Sports Illustrated’s Fortunate 50 highest-paid athlete listBig League Stew100
2013-05-15Game thread: Mariners 12, Yankees 2, bottom of 8thMariners Blog (Seattle Times)100
2013-05-14Bronx MagicBaseball Musings31
2013-05-14Granderson ReturnsBaseball Musings69
2013-05-14The Mariners Shot at .500 Runs Into New YorkUSS Mariner100
2013-05-14Curtis Granderson returns to the lineup of surprisingly first-place New York YankeesBig League Stew27
2013-05-14Game thread: Mariners 3, Yankees 0, top of 6thMariners Blog (Seattle Times)100
2013-05-13The Juice: Chris Sale and Jorge De La Rosa flirt with historic Mother’s Day pitching performancesBig League Stew100
2013-05-09Vernon Wells handles grounder in debut at third base, homers to help Yankees get victoryBig League Stew100
2013-05-09The Juice: Anemic Twins offense breaks out at Fenway; Jordan Zimmermann holds down TigersBig League Stew100
2013-05-06The Juice: Matt Cain gets first win as Giants sweep Dodgers; Justin Verlander impeccable for TigersBig League Stew100
2013-04-28The Juice: Bryce Harper celebrates one full season with home run, Nationals victoryBig League Stew28
2013-04-28Heart TransplantBaseball Musings85
2013-04-27Game 25, Angels at MarinersUSS Mariner100
2013-04-26The Juice: Alex Gordon gives baseball its third extra-innings grand slam in eight daysBig League Stew100
2013-04-22The Bullpen: Casey Janssen takes on leadership roleBlue Jays Blog - The Toronto Star100
2013-04-20The ReplacementsBaseball Musings74
2013-04-20The Juice: Matt Harvey becomes first four-game winner in MLB, Rockies stay undefeated at homeBig League Stew100
2013-04-20Yankees | Vernon Wells crushing former teamKFFL Baseball100
2013-04-13Oops!Baseball Musings87
2013-04-09The Bullpen: Puerto Rico's success should inspire CanadaBlue Jays Blog - The Toronto Star100
2013-04-09The Bullpen: R.A. Dickey isn't worried about Jays slow start by poor defence is alarmingBlue Jays Blog - The Toronto Star100
2013-04-02As expected, people in Miami would rather have a $5 pizza than Marlins ticketsBig League Stew4
2013-04-01No April Fools’ joke: New York Yankees opening-day lineupBig League Stew29
2013-03-302013 AL West PreviewBaseball Musings100
2013-03-27All Wells that End WellsBaseball Musings90
2013-03-26Yankees | Vernon Wells may hold off on retirementKFFL Baseball100
2013-03-26What if the 2013 New York Yankees are one elaborate April Fool’s joke?Big League Stew100
2013-03-25Yankees | More on Vernon Wells talksKFFL Baseball100
2013-03-25Yankees | Vernon Wells to start in LFKFFL Baseball100
2013-03-24Yankees | Working on deal for Vernon WellsKFFL Baseball100
2013-03-24DesperationBaseball Musings81
2013-03-24Yankees Working on a Deal to Acquire Vernon Wells from AngelsBats Blog (NY Times)100
2013-03-24New York Yankees to trade for Vernon Wells, another $20 million-plus manBig League Stew100
2013-03-15Game thread: Jeremy Bonderman gets start against Angels in bid to crack Mariners rotationMariners Blog (Seattle Times)100
2013-03-03Trout TroubleBaseball Musings100
2013-03-02Mike Trout’s agent angry after Angels renew superstar’s contract at $20K over league minimumBig League Stew62
2013-02-25Yankees | Unlikely to deal for Vernon WellsKFFL Baseball100
2013-02-25Angels | Vernon Wells plans to retire soonKFFL Baseball100
2013-02-15Angels | Vernon Wells worked on swingKFFL Baseball100


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