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Splits are not something to be ignored. In nearly 1800 career PA's, Guti is a .246-.294-.354 vR player.  1800 is a significant sample.  Brendan Ryan, in 1200 career PA's vR, is .252-.303-.341!  1200 PA's is a significant sample.  Like it or not, Guti = Ryan, vRHP. 
Ryan projects to just 12 homers in 1800 PA's vR, while Guti has 30.  But Ryan projects to 80 doubles and 15 triples, while Guti has 71 and 7. 107 extra-base hits for Ryan, 108 for Guti.
1800 PA's is three full seasons of PA's.  It a guy is a .648 OPS player after three full seasons, it suggests he isn't a very good hitter. 
Guti isn't a very good hitter vs. RHP.
Now Wells has only had 178 MLB PA's vs RHP.  That is a quite small sample.  But in it he's a .800+ OPS guy.  As the season starts, Wedge should give him the bulk of the vR starts.  There is the hint that he is a significantly better bat than Guti, in that situation.  We need a significantly better bat.
Splits count.
moe