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I've been watching some Wells highlight videos today, too.  Looks like he can move enough to play CF.  If he can be a 100 OPS guy and be Saunders in CF then he is indeed a guy to like. 
The catch going to the wall in CF is worth remembering. 
Perhaps Z sees him a next year's CF if Guti doesn't find a bat again (I think he may have lost it for good).  Or maybe this is the kick Guti to the curb move?  Any Carp lost PA's right now is really stupid.
Wells' follow through is Sexson-esque, I think.
He isn't going to hit 25 homers year after year, though.  16-20 is a very fair bet. He will strike out.  He won't walk much.
But he is the key.  No flexable middle reliever is worth Fister.  So the M's took a loss on the thrower swap.  Wells MUST be a fulltime player to make this a win for the M's.
As a .265 hitting 4th OF, getting in 350-400 AB's..he won't produce enough for this trade to make up for the 4 years of cheap Doogie. 
And he isn't Span.
Z flat out rolled the dice.  Wells is a .260 hitter at AA and a .240 hitter at AAA.  As late as last year he hit .230 in AAA. Z has fallen for a guy with a set of tools.  He's betting he can bring them together in the bigs in a way he never did in the minors. 
That is a ballsy bet.
Or maybe Wells is nothing but a 4th OF but you get lucky and the 20 yr old AA 3B who hasn't hit anywhere since he was 17 blossoms.  But he better be the fulltime 100 OPS guy. 
Z's all in, that's for sure.  Let's hope his faith in his cards is justified.  I HATE losing Fister.  But I'll be a good fan and trust this will all work out.
It had better.