Is vernon wells the 8th best player in baseball?

[Keyser Soze]

this offseason has given us a japanese pitcher who has never thrown a pitch in the major leagues a $17 million a year contract if you factor in his posting fee, jason schmidt getting 16 million a year, and alfonso soriano getting 17 million a year.

is he worth 18 million? well considering he's not even in the top 20 in Win Shares (he's 29th) i'd have to say absolutely not. the blue jays lost two starters and would be much better off trading him for pitching. its a desperate move by a desperate team.