Vernon Wells News Archives

It's not a match made in heaven. In fact, it is quite the opposite. The Chicago Cubs would like to -- have to -- deal disgruntled outfielder Milton Bradley.

By setting the stage for Cito Gaston's departure as manager and shuffling some faces in and out of the coaching staff, general manager Alex Anthopoulos believes he's turned down the heat on the simmering discontent in the Toronto Blue Jays clubhouse.

J.P. Ricciardi and Kevin Towers will pick their next assignments carefully, and both are confident there will be a next one.

The day Jeff Moorad took control of the Padres, general manager Kevin Towers was unofficially given notice that his days were numbered.

For David Purcey and Vernon Wells, the priorities were clear. Purcey wanted to stay focused on the mound.

Milton Bradley and his contract didn't work out for the Chicago Cubs. Gee, who didn't see that coming? The Cubs want to get out from under Bradley's contract, and pick up something useful in return.

The Kenji Johjima news was barely 10 minutes old on Monday when the first email came: "Do you think Carlos Silva would opt out of his contract, too?" It's nice pipedream, but don't hold your breath on Silva relinquishing the $24 million still owed him by the Mariners through 2011.

Toronto Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston talks with home plate umpire Todd Tichenor during the tenth inning yesterday in Baltimore, Md.The Jays had two errors in the bottom of the 11th inning to lose their final game of the season, 5-4 to the Baltimore Orioles.

Mighty Joe Mauer Minnesota's rundown of the Detroit Tigers aside, the other news out of the Twin Cities is catcher Joe Mauer, a Minnesota native, probably winning a long overdue MVP award.

My Morning in Exile I experienced my first symptoms of playoff fever this morning.

Photo by sniderscion from the Torontoist Flickr Pool . You gotta credit the Toronto Blue Jays: for once, they're actually treating their fans to a meaningful September.

At the end of eight years of J.P. Ricciardi, the Toronto Blue Jays are more than a fourth-place team.

J.P. Ricciardi's eight-year run as GM of the Toronto Blue Jays ended Saturday with his firing.

The on-field woes for the Toronto Blue Jays were plain to see this season, but what hasn't been obvious is a brewing controversy between the team's players and its iconic manager, Cito Gaston.

The months have turned to weeks, the weeks to days, and soon, the days to hours.