The Toronto Blue Jays have offered All-Star center fielder Vernon Wells a contract extension worth more $120 million. Wells told the Globe and Mail that it would be worth between $126 million and $136 million and extend for seven or eight years. That would make it the sixth-largest contract in baseball history, trailing only Alex Rodriguez ($252 million), Derek Jeter ($189 million), Manny Ramirez ($160 million), Todd Helton ($141.5 million) and Alfonso Soriano ($136 million).
Wells hit .303 with 32 homers and 106 RBIs this year and is due $5.6 million next season. If they can’t reach an agreement, the Blue Jays might trade Wells, but Ricciardi didn’t put a timetable on when he’d like to get it done.