Another Good Game For Wells

[flagstone67]

V-Dub is back baby.

[RynMan]

yeah he looks great now....could we PLEASE keep the old vernon wells!!!

[CubsFan7724]

how stupid do the people who traded or dropped him feel now?

[RynMan]

how stupid do the people who traded or dropped him feel now?

i wouldnt say that juuuuuust yet, but yeah i didnt trade him.

[Quaker]

Wells is hitting .345 in 8 games in May.

People who freaked out should have looked at his April splits from the last two years.

2002: .230 in April on the way to a .275 100 RBI season in his first full season

last year: .246 in April on the way to becoming MLB's hit leader

.211 in April this year

He probably won't have the final numbers that a 3rd or 4th round pick should have (where many picked him) but I still expect good numbers. With his slow start, I'm thinking

.290+ 27 HRs 105 RBIs 100 R 8 SBs

[ajgnydc722]

I still think he'll crack 30 homers this year. Once Toronto gets the ball rolling he'll easily knock in 100 and bat .290-.310 range as you said.

[jpbusta]

I still think he'll crack 30 homers this year. Once Toronto gets the ball rolling he'll easily knock in 100 and bat .290-.310 range as you said.

vernon was my 2nd round pick and I'd be very regretful if he ended up with 30 homers and .300 ba.

[ajgnydc722]

A hot 2nd half and his numbers could look like:

.305-.310
35 HRs
115 RBIs
105 Rs

I'll take that anyday but I agree 30-100-.300 is a little low for a 2nd or 3rd rounder.

[PresHabib]

vernon was my 2nd round pick and I'd be very regretful if he ended up with 30 homers and .300 ba.

At least you didn't take Nomar with your second pick!

But yeah...I was definitely one of those panicking Wells owners (I didn't draft him, but i traded oswalt and kaz matsui for him, dah!) and I was gettin antsy...he had 4 days to go before I was gonna just sell low on him, trying to avoid Pat Burrell syndrome...then he went yack twice the other day and I'm glad my roomate kept kickin me in the a$$ until I agreed to just be patient!