I'm a bit late to this party due to being busy, but boy am I happy they got a decent return for Wells. It's been proven over and over again in all sports that it's really not hard to dump "unmovable" contracts, but to get a decent return back, in a very good offensive catcher in Napoli, that means something. Moreover, not sending a penny back to pay part of Wells' salary or giving up prospects is the unbelieveable part. I really liked Wells through the years, and liked his mild-mannered attitude, but that contract had to go, and this opens up a million possibilities for the Jays. Hopefully they money doesn't get burned signing Batista to a long term deal (4+ years) as it's probably not worth taking the risk like they did with Wells.
I want to see AA possibly making a deal to get a little more starting lineup speed. I guess the only possibility is to trade for a 3rd baseman, and that narrows it down to a guy like David Wright, but also a defensive liability especially on Rogers Centre turf (though he'd be next to impossible to pry from the Mets). Another possiblity that probably wouldn't cost a ton would be Brandon Phillips at 2nd base and moving Hill to 3rd. At least the team would be entertaining.
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