I had no idea that Arlington was right in the middle of the Fort Worth / Dallas, TX area. No wonder some suspect Wells would end-up with the Rangers if released by the Angels. And, his close friend, Young, plays for Texas.

I wonder how much Wells will like the guys in Anaheim after Hunter leaves?

If Wells doesn't mind being a #4 or #5 outfielder, and the Angels don't mind paying his salary, let's see how it goes. I'm expecting he's going to get a good taste of sitting on the bench, when he returns. Let's see how he feels during the off-season.

Angels outfield should be: LF-Trout, CF-Bourjos, RF-Trumbo in 2013, though. If Morales was traded, then re-signing Hunter could be viable. But, no way should Wells have a starting position with the Angels anymore. If he doesn't like it, just void the no-trade.

He would probably hit better there to, Hitters park.

From MLBtraderumors:
"Vernon Wells tells Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports that he has no plans to waive his no-trade clause since he enjoys playing for the Angels, though he may not receive much playing time once he returns from the DL. Morosi speculates that the right-handed hitting Wells could be a fit for the Dodgers, Reds or Indians. Any trade would involve the Angels eating the large majority of the approximately $53MM Wells is still owed through the 2014 season."

I doubt the Angels release him, but I wonder how much VW will "enjoy" being the 4th outfielder.

At $20 Million a year in the twilight of a career, he might not mind it at all.

Still, blame the Angels for taking on the contract. I don't hold it against Wells at all.

I try not to "blame" anyone as in a game based on failure its real easy to find someone to blame if that is what you want to do. I don't think Wells is going anywhere, and I don't think he should be a starting player on this team. I just hope his playing time while with the Angels is limited.

As a 4th outfielder RH DH he has value. Pretty good value.

i dont think we should let go of hunter . he has shown what he can do in the 2 spot and its working. the angels have done this alot to players at the end of their contracts when they have more to give. remember vlad? that one came back to bite us in the you know what!!! we let him go texas got him and he hit over 300. hunter wants to retire as an angel but if we dont resign him i dont think hes gonna call it quits right away. whos to say that texas doesnt offer him a contract?

As a 4th outfielder RH DH he has value. Pretty good value. "

Sorry, I don't see the value. He was historically bad last season and was only marginally better this season. There is nothing that I like about this guy (ok so I'm biased).

I have made a few comments why we will not release Wells. If you release him Texas signs him for nothing and he's playing in his backyard.

I'm sure he would like to start with the Angels but I think our outfield is awesome without him.

Wells had a long career and with the remaining money owed he's owned the Angels are stuck. Expenisive bench player yes, but that's better than him playing for Texas and Arte is still paying him.

An 82 OPS+ is bad, but it's nowhere near historically bad.

I would like nothing better than Wells clogging up a Rangers outfield spot. He is useless.

I disagree. Not OK for me is we have to pay the salary owned to him.

Arlington fits for him. Like Beltre, he would improve his numbers more than I would like to see.

He wouldn't be useless in Texas or any other park that rewards fly ball hitters.

There's a difference between fly balls and pop ups.

I'm not sure his 300 ft fly balls would be rewarding for the Rangers, even if the air is a bit thinner.

He had the worst obp for a qualifying outfielder since 1904....yes 1904. I'd call that historically bad. He was also a horrible power hitter.

http://www.baseballanalytics.org/baseball-analytics-blog/2011/9/13/vernon-wells-historically-bad-power-hitter.html

You don't think Wells would do well in Texas? He' strong, those pop ups fly out.

He hit 25 HR for the Angels, how many more do you think he could hit in Texas?
He may be a .300 hitter but his power would certainly be more obvious.

I don't want to release Wells and have him show up in a Ranger uniform. That's the bottom line for me.

One aspect of his game was historically bad. Overall, he was not historically bad.

Two. BA - 15th lowest since 1920 and OBP which we already covered. Two pretty important stats. Even if the Angels paid 3/4 of his salary I doubt they would find any takers.

"Angels outfield should be: LF-Trout, CF-Bourjos, RF-Trumbo in 2013"

I'd add the rest of 2012. They need an athletic CF and he'll hit if he plays regularly.

If they insist on using Wells because of his contract they waste the other contracts, not to mention the season.