Angels just traded Vernon Wells to NYY

[bloodbrother]

This is amazing. I just can't hate the Yankees. THANK YOU CASHMAN!

 

If the Yanks are eating anywhere from $8-$10 million, I'd be ecstatic

[SigBaby]

Trumbo, Trout, hamilton, Borjous, Clahoun??

Has Bill Hall been brought back yet? If so he could take over as 5th OF and right handed hitter off the bench

[Vegas Halo Fan]

The New York Post's Joel Sherman suspects the Angels will need to eat $34MM and that, along with the no-trade clause, will require more time before a trade can be finalized (Twitter links).

 

That is in the neighborhood of what ESPN is reporting. Buster Olney says that the Yankees are asking the Angels to eat $17-19M per season of the $21M Wells is owed for that time. Olney also said that there is "a very strong possibility that this deal gets done."

[Chuck]

Dipoto is a genius. 

 

BTW, if you didn't already see it already, hear about the trade that almost happened at the trade deadline last year. 

 

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

When do the Yankees come to town? I want to be the first in line to give Vern a standing O.

[ScottT]

Mathis-esque. 

 

Exactly.

 

Exactly why I said people exaggerate how bad he is.  He is a much better player than Jeff Mathis,  

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

3:40pm: The trade will happen as the two clubs are now discussing the final details about money and medicals, tweets Scott Miller of CBSSports.com.

[SigBaby]

Depending on what we get in return, i like this deal for the Yankees. A righty with pop who can play all three outfield positions at 2-4 million isnt bad. Especially considering Yankees have lefties at all three OF spots and DH

[CaliAngel]

He is a much better player than Jeff Mathis,  

 

 

Nobody said he wasn't. 

 

Maybe you can follow the Yanks this year if you're such a big fan?

[mp170.6]

Why aren't incentive deals included in trade deals?

 

Example: 

Wells hits .220 with 5 HR's in 2013 for NYY.  The Angels owe NYY $17-19 million of his salary.  

-or-

Wells hits .315 with 40 HR's.  Then the Yankees are responsible for, say, 75% of his salary for that year. 

 

This seems like a low-risk, high reward, arrangement for both teams. 

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

When do the Yankees come to town? I want to be the first in line to give Vern a standing O.

June 14th-16th. 

[Brent Maguire]

Exactly.

 

Exactly why I said people exaggerate how bad he is.  He is a much better player than Jeff Mathis,  

.222/.258/.409 line and was worth -0.3 WAR with us over 2 years. In what way is this not truly awful? For a corner outfielder, those are ridiculously bad numbers.

[SCHaloFan]

I like that some of our youth will get better and longer looks off the bench (Calhoun). If Yanks take on 5 mil per its a solid deal

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

He's gone.

 

3:50pm: "Always tough to say goodbye, but I'm excited," Wells told reporters, includingMLB.com's Alden Gonzalez, as he was pulling out of the Angels' parking lot. (Twitter)

[SigBaby]

I like that some of our youth will get better and longer looks off the bench (Calhoun). If Yanks take on 5 mil per its a solid deal

I guess our bench now looks like this:

Conger/ Snyder

Romine/ Harris/ Rodriguez

Calhoun

Shuck/ Luis Jimenez

My ideal bench would be

Jimenez

Romine

Conger

Calhoun

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

Who cares what Wells does for the Yankees. Getting him off the roster and not having to pay the entire 42M is a great move.

[bloodbrother]

June 14th-16th. 

 

so by that point he'll likely be the 4th OFer by then

[GregAlso]

Can we all put to rest the question, is DiPoto really a JeDi? Phillies give him a decent pitcher for nothing and Yanks trade for Wells. Clearly he has mastered the mind-trick!

[Inside Pitch]

.222/.258/.409 line and was worth -0.3 WAR with us over 2 years. In what way is this not truly awful? For a corner outfielder, those are ridiculously bad numbers.

 

 

He's been awful for us, but he's likely an upgrade over Juan Rivera, and that was the Yankees reality.

[SCHaloFan]

Our bench is certainly not the deepest, health of our core is imperative.

[SigBaby]

He's been awful for us, but he's likely an upgrade over Juan Rivera, and that was the Yankees reality.

He'll actually play a lot. Probably platoon with Hafner and spell Gardner/ Ichiro

[Ray McKigney]

I always thought he was an above average player. He just hardly ever played and was insanely overpaid. Good luck to him!

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

4:00pm: As the two teams haggle over money, Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times tweets the Angels primary goal is to try to get under the $178MM luxury tax threshold. Interestingly, the Yankees have been quite public about their desire to do the same.

[the14thjoey]

The Yankees have a pretty good outfield now...said the guy who thought it was 2004.

[WallyWorld]

I honestly don't love this trade.  Vernon didn't seem bothered about being a bench player, and as one, he's actually pretty good (despite the $$ obviously).  I just hope we're getting a pitcher back who will have an impact this year.  Otherwise I don't see the point of this trade.