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Positions:  CF-1200, OF-542, DH-18, RF-16

Full Name:  Vernon Wells Iii
Born:  Dec 8,1978  in  Shreveport, Louisiana
Height:  6-1  Weight:  210  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:  Bowie (Arlington, Texas)  "Volunteers"
College:  None

Contract:   Signed 7-year, $126,000,000 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on Dec 18,2006. $25.5m signing bonus. Can opt out after 2011

Drafted:  Selected by Toronto Blue Jays in 1st Round (5th overall) of 1997 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  (Signing Bonus: $1,800,000)

  • 3+ Homers in a game  May 30,2006
  • First Round Draft Pick  1997 (#5)
  • Futures Game Participant  USA 1999-2000
  • Gold Glove Award  3x AL (OF) 2004-2006
  • High School All-American  1997 (OF)
  • League MVP - Minors  Florida State League 1999
  • Major League All-Star Game  2x 2003,2006
  • Player of the Week  2x Jun-22-2003, Jul-23-2006
  • Silver Slugger Award  1x AL (OF) 2003
  • Top Prospect  1998 MLB (#52),1999 MLB (#69),2000 MLB (#4),2001 MLB (#12),1999 Tor (#5),2000 Tor (#1),2001 Tor (#1)
  • World Baseball Classic  United States 2006

  • Signed by Scout:  Jim Hughes

    MLB Debut:  Aug 30,1999




    Scouting Report
    Power: 68
    Power: 65
    Speed: 62
    Contact: 74
    Patience: 41
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     Salary History

    YearSalary (US $) Rank  Lg Avg (US $)  Centile
    1999200,000  1,222,53780
    2000*175,000  1,369,50580
    2001*200,000  1,609,51280
    2002221,000  1,654,08862
    2003520,000  1,773,36441
    2004870,000  1,716,30333
    20053,070,000  1,825,75619
    20064,470,000  1,937,00414
    2007*8,787,50084  2,923,34011
    2008*3,687,500  NA
    20094,687,500  NA
    Career:  $26,888,500   estimate

    Salary Notes:  Major League salary data has been publicly available since 1985. Though TBC has salary data for most major leaguers since the data became public, mid-season callups and late signees might not appear. In these cases, the league minimum has been assigned. Minor league salaries are not available as they are not public.

    Centiles divide all players into 100 groups and in this situation, a centile of 1 indicates a player is in the highest-paid group, contrary to centile reporting conventions. Players who are in the bottom 20% will automatically earn a centile value of 80 since most likely, all of these players earn the minimum.

    The ranking column includes only the top 100 players for each season.

    Contract History

    2008-2014    Signed 7-year, $126,000,000 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on Dec 18,2006. $25.5m signing bonus. Can opt out after 2011