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Vernon Wells

Center Field , 11.113 years (34 years old)
Drafted:Round 1 (#5 overall), 1997
College:Texas

Current Salary Information

Contract: 7 yr(s) / $126,000,000 Signing Bonus $25,500,000 Average Salary $18,000,000 Guaranteed: $126,000,000 Free Agent: 2015 / Unrestricted
Year Base S. Bonus Misc. Total Salary
2008 500,000 8,500,000 - 9,000,000
2009 1,500,000 8,500,000 - 10,000,000
2010 12,500,000 8,500,000 - 21,000,000
2011 23,000,000 - - 23,000,000
2012 24,642,857 - - 24,642,857
2013 11,500,000 - - 11,500,000
2014 2,400,000 - - 2,400,000
2015 FA
  • Full No-Trade Clause (until 2011)
  • May opt out of contract after 2011
  • $25k for MVP
  • 200k WS MVP
  • $100k top All-Star voting
  • $150k for LCS MVP
  • 2013: $28.1M paid by LAA per trade

Previous Contracts
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Fan Review: Is He Worth It?

Player Twitter: @@VernonWells10

@AJensen13 Congrats!!
2 days ago
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5 days ago
@Active_Faith Need some more... Maybe Black and White.. http://t.co/xHZXvO51r6
10 days ago
@Parrot The guys in the clubhouse are jealous...Just sayin http://t.co/QRGjFmN1hj
10 days ago
And I got heckled by a guy yesterday....Only until I realized he was wearing a fanny pack! I won!!
10 days ago

2013 Rankings

Estimated Career Earnings

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Transactions

Mar 26 2013
Traded to New York (NYY) from Los Angeles (LAA) with cash considerations for Exicardo Cayones and Kramer Sneed.
Jan 21 2011
Traded to Los Angeles (LAA) from Toronto (TOR) for Mike Napoli and Juan Rivera
Dec 15 2006
Signed a 7 year $126 million contract with Toronto (TOR)
Mar 17 2003
Signed a 5 year $14.7 million contract with Toronto (TOR)
Jun 2 1997
Drafted by Toronto (TOR): Round 1 (#5 overall)