David Wells Signs One Year Deal With San Diego Padres
By Michael Williams (3/8/2007)
44 year old David Wells and the Padres have finalized a one year deal on January 19, 2007. The deal could not be finalized earlier since Wells was out of town and he was unable to take his physical.
Padres new manager, Bud Black, was excited to get Wells on the team for his ability to win games. Black said that he
The Padres got Wells from Boston for the stretch run on August 31, 2006. In five starts he went 1-2 with a 3.49 ERA but he lost the game 2 of the division series against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Wells is all set to earn $3 million in base pay, and he will earn another $4 million if he does not have any injuries and starts 27 games. This would be 14 games more than what he started last year when he was plagued with knee injuries while playing for Boston Red Sox.
As per the contract, Wells can make another $1 million in bonuses depending on the time he spends on active roster. He will be paid $250,000 each for 40, 80, 120 and 150 days.
Wells started his major league career in 1987 and he is played for Toronto, Detroit, Cincinnati, Baltimore, the Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Boston and San Diego going for 230-148 with a 4.07 ERA. He won the World Series in 1992 when he was with Toronto and then again in 1998 with the New York Yankees.
Now that Wells has decided to return to the Padres, they will have an older and more experienced pitching staff. Padres already have Greg Maddux, who will turn 41 in April 2007, and Trevor Hoffman, who is 39 years old. |