The LA Angels felt they needed a big bat in left field so they traded their left fielder at the time Juan Rivera and ‘back-up’ catcher Mike Napoli because they did not like his defense and in return they got Toronto star left fielder Vernon Wells and his ridiculous 7-year 126 million dollar contract.
Wells played a total of 208 games for the Angels in two seasons from 2011 – 2012 and he hit 36 homers and drove 95 runs while batting .222. For that time Wells was paid 67.1 million dollars by the Angels who paid 18.