[Sylvanfan]

Wow, so there were 4 centerfielders being talked about there with Wells, Beltran, Sizemore, and Andruw Jones. Beltran is the one who's been the most productive by a long shot. Although Sizemore until this year had been pretty good too. Considering that Sizemore being younger than the other three almost shouldn't count...you can say that 1 out of 3 guys has kept producing, and even with that he had one off year mixed in. Another guy who signed based on those values was Torii Hunter and he's been okay for the Angels. Big start to this year, but nothing outstanding last year, especially for that salary.

Conclusion....unless you are the Mets, or Yankees, or other team who can afford to make a 20 million dollar a year mistake, don't sign the UFA outfielder to an expensive long term contract!