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Y'all turned me around on this one.  Except . . .
1. I think it's different if the manager embraces the concept, as opposed to the GM boxing him in from above.  So I still think it will depend on Wedge's comfort zone.
2. Even daring Mr. Leyland got cold feet and put a 30-year-old journeyman with a career .640 minor-league OPS on the roster when October rolled around.
3. It's "no-harm, no-foul" for me because I prefer Jaso as a bench bat to Wells anyway,  unless you need OF (which you don't if Figgins is willing to play there).
4. In my mind, Olivo and Wells (and Peguero and the version of Liddi we've seen to date) are what I call "random moon shot" guys.
I, personally, love "random moon shot" guys playing glove positions and batting 7 or 8.  I hate them playing corner positions and batting 5 or 6.  Too many ultra-high-K% hitters makes it too easy on the pitchers.
So unless Wells is playing a lot of CF, I have no problem giving his spot to Jaso when we get to the roster crunch (which we won't until mid-April anyway).
[Or, of course, you could drop Olivo and go with Monty and Jaso -- but I don't think that's on the table at all.]