The Return for Vernon Wells

[ten ocho recon scout]

Juan Rivera.

ARod

[Capital_Dave]

I kind of wish "a bucket of balls" would have been a poll option.  But since it's not, I'm voting for none of the above.  It'll be some guy who'll never sniff the big league outfit.  But that's JUST FINE if the Yankees do end up paying $13 million.

[Mark68]

Michael Pineda.

 

Book it.

[ELEVEN]

We should throw in Conger just to give the kid a chance to play. Plus we could run on him like crazy!

Too bad we'd likely be paying 2/3 of that salary too.

[Ohtaniland]

PTBNL might come into play here.

[bloodbrother]

Don't see them getting any one of those guys back on the list, but man would that be awesome

[Wallerrrr]

Michael Pineda.

Book it.

Lol

[Taylor]

PTBNL might come into play here.

 

I wonder, how did PTBNL end up on the Yankees after the Angels traded him to Tampa for Scott Kazmir?

[Hubs]

I think it's going to be someone we've never heard of, or a defensive oriented catcher slated for their AAA-Columbus team. Like Bobby Wilson or Austin Romine.

 

It won't include anyone who played yesterday for either team. Wilson did have one AB for the Yankees. 

 

It's really odd to me that they've not even rumored the prospect that will be coming back to the Angels. When the Red Sox did their Salary dump they were talking immediately which Dodgers prospects were going back, even if they did send some decent players the Dodgers way it was still a salary dump.

 

Everyone assumes it will be a low level guy, but think as bad as Wells was in 2011 and 2012 with the Angels, in 2010, he was an All-Star for Toronto. The guy was vastly overpaid, but for an AAV of  $6.5 M he is pretty much a good investment. And because the Angels are taking on quite a bit of money, and working with the Yankees desire to get under the luxury tax, there should be something coming back of some minor value. 

[m0nkey]

Some 26 year old scrub in A Ball

[Brent Maguire]

We won't get anybody that will excite us probably. With the Yankees taking on 13 million dollars of the contract, I'd expect a low level reliever with some decent upside or possible Betances based on his awful year last year and his bad Spring this year. 

[Homebrewer]

THE return.

Kole Calhoun and his lefty bat.

[stormngt]

I don't see how the Yankees would pay 13 M of Wells contract and give any of the listed players. It's very surprising that they're paying 13 M. They would be insane to pay 13 M and give up one of those players.  

I was going to say the same thing.  The Angels might bet the Yanks AAA bat boy in exchange for Wells.  And we should be happy with that.

[ELEVEN]

We don't need anything back...

Really.

[Mark68]

Addition by subtraction.

 

The Yankees essentially giving us $13 million more than makes up for Wells.

[HaloRed16]

The Halos won't get Betances or a high grade prospect back. Mid-grade with potential high, sleeper(s) at best. Need catching, and from the NYY charts don't count on Sanchez or Romine back, but Francisco Arcia could be a sleeper, which means possibly another player added in return. But, they might not get anybody back, and if Wells regains the magnitude to NYY by their scouting, then mark it against Di Poto.

[disarcina]

Jorge Posada

[disarcina]

perhaps Bernie Williams -- he can play his guitar on the dugout during the 7th inning stretch.......