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Again, value is always contextual.
In the August 2011 context, you hoped Beaven would get his K rate and velocity up a tick and be adequate AND you didn't know how Paxton would do - he was still shaking off rust. We now know something about both issues. Beaven is probably a pure starter play; so, he's going to be excess. So, how do we maximize his value to somebody looking for an innings-eating #4/5?
Wells has issues - Detroit realized that and traded him. Was he better than Milton Bradley? yes. Is he better than Mike Carp? we didn't know, but it looked like a possibility at the time. Can he play RF after Ichiro leaves until, say Byron Buxton or Victor Roache (if we can get them) develop into MLB players? probably, and with some style - and he's the only one we have now that has the arm unless Chavez does a "Carp" and breaks out.
Furbush and Snow, to me, are the ideal pair of bullpen guys, LH/RH, to be swing or long guys. They have enough to go twice through the lineup, but maybe not three times. Furbush has shown MLB poise, but not dominance like Walker-Paxton-Hultzen. If we plan on adding Walker-Paxton-Hultzen-Ramirez soon, Furbush and Snow will be more valuable to the M's than to just about anybody because of their skill set and the Ms needs. Remember, Hultzen probably is good for ~150 innings, Paxton for ~120. We're going to need bridging there, too.