Name: David Wells

Rank: 279

Position: P

Year With White Sox: 2001

After the White Sox surprised everyone to win the AL Central title in 2000, new general manager Kenny Williams thought the team was an ace pitcher away from winning the World Series.  To that end, he struck a deal with the Blue Jays to acquire David Wells, along with Matt DeWitt, for Mike Williams, Kevin Beirne, Brian Simmons, and Mike Sirotka.  Wells’ White Sox career began under a cloud of controversy when Sirotka was determined to be injured and ultimately never pitched for the Blue Jays, or anyone else, again.  The Blue Jays asked for the trade to be overturned, but Commissioner Bud Selig ruled for the White Sox.

Things did not work out so well for the White Sox either.  The team, and Wells, struggled and were unable to repeat their performance from the year before.  Wells went 5-7 with a 4.47 ERA in 16 starts before being shut down with back problems.

After the season, Wells became a free agent, ending his brief White Sox career.

Wells’ numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:

Wins	Losses	ERA	Saves	IP	Hits	Runs	ER	Walks	Strike Outs	HR	HBP	Appearances
0	0	2.00	0	9	8	3	2	6	5	1	0	2
5	7	4.47	0	100.667	120	55	50	21	59	12	3	16