{"id":4509,"date":"2013-10-05T08:22:36","date_gmt":"2013-10-05T14:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=4509"},"modified":"2013-09-21T18:45:09","modified_gmt":"2013-09-22T00:45:09","slug":"279-david-wells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/279-david-wells\/","title":{"rendered":"#279 – David Wells"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"David<\/a><\/p>\n

Name:\u00a0<\/strong>David Wells<\/p>\n

Rank:<\/strong>\u00a0279<\/p>\n

Position:<\/strong>\u00a0P<\/p>\n

Year With White Sox:\u00a0<\/strong>2001<\/p>\n

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. \u00a0To 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. \u00a0Wells’ 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. \u00a0The Blue Jays asked for the trade to be overturned, but Commissioner Bud Selig ruled for the White Sox.<\/p>\n

Things did not work out so well for the White Sox either. \u00a0The team, and Wells, struggled and were unable to repeat their performance from the year before. \u00a0Wells\u00a0went 5-7 with a 4.47 ERA in 16 starts before being shut down with back problems.<\/p>\n

After the season, Wells became a free agent, ending his brief White Sox career.<\/p>\n

Wells’\u00a0numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:<\/p>\n

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Wins<\/span><\/th>\nLosses<\/span><\/th>\nERA<\/span><\/th>\nSaves<\/span><\/th>\nIP<\/span><\/th>\nHits<\/span><\/th>\nRuns<\/span><\/th>\nER<\/span><\/th>\nWalks<\/span><\/th>\nStrike Outs<\/span><\/th>\nHR<\/span><\/th>\nHBP<\/span><\/th>\nAppearances<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
0<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n2.00<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n4.47<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n100.667<\/span><\/td>\n120<\/span><\/td>\n55<\/span><\/td>\n50<\/span><\/td>\n21<\/span><\/td>\n59<\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n16<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n