Wells, Padres close to deal. "A baseball source with knowledge of the deal, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Wells would earn a base salary of between $1.25 million and $1.5 million. If Wells is healthy and pitches all season, incentives could make the deal worth $7 million." (Yahoo!)
Josh: "Wells was not the 'ace' i was looking for. I was really hoping for a Maddux." (Josh's Baseball Blog)