Found June 23, 2009 on
Sports And The City:
It's safe to say Jerry Crasnick does not believe in Vernon Wells.If you haven't yet read Crasnick's inspired ESPN.com column on Toronto's beloved centre fielder, let me take you on a tour. And trust me, bring some Kleenex along for the ride. It's a tearjerker.So saith Crasnick:Since Opening Day 2007, Wells has a slugging percentage of .429 -- the same as Chris Duncan and Rickie Weeks. Among the players who are better: Melvin Mora, Kevin Kouzmanoff, Chris Snyder and Ronnie Belliard.Chris Duncan makes $825 grand a season. Rickie Weeks, $2.45 million. Kouzmanoff, you ask? $432,400. Mora I know makes some coin, but I'm not even going to bother checking on Snyder and Belliard. I don't need the aggravation. Over that same span, Wells has an on-base percentage of .317 -- the same as Jody Gerut and Brad Ausmus.Seriously, Vernon, .317? ****. And it's always fun to see the star centre fielder compared to Gerut, who's batting an impressive .199 this season, ...
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