David Wells Trades and Transactions

The David Wells trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where David Wells has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

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David Wells

David Wells Autograph on a 1991 Fleer Ultra (#370)

David Wells Autograph on a 1991 Fleer Ultra (#370)
 

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Birth Name:   David Lee Wells
Nickname:   Boomer or Dave or Jumbo
Born On:   05-20-1963  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Torrance, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Point Loma High School (San Diego, CA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04   Player Weight Chart Weight:   225
First Game:   06-30-1987 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-28-2007
Draft:   1982 : 2nd Round (30th)
David Wells

Trades & Transactions

06-07-1982: Selected by Toronto Blue Jays in the 2nd round — free-agent draft.
03-30-1993: Released by Toronto Blue Jays.
04-03-1993: Signed by Detroit Tigers.
10-28-1993: Granted free agency.
12-13-1993: Signed by Detroit Tigers.
07-31-1995: Traded by Detroit Tigers to Cincinnati Reds for C.J. Nitkowski and Mark Lewis.
12-26-1995: Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Baltimore Orioles for Curtis Goodwin.
10-29-1996: Granted free agency.
12-24-1996: Signed by New York Yankees.
02-18-1999: Traded by New York Yankees (with Homer Bush and Graeme Lloyd) to Toronto Blue Jays for Roger Clemens.
01-14-2001: Traded by Toronto Blue Jays (with Matt DeWitt) to Chicago White Sox for Kevin Beirne, Brian Simmons and Mike Sirotka.
11-05-2001: Granted free agency.
01-17-2002: Signed by New York Yankees.
11-02-2003: Granted free agency.
01-06-2004: Signed by San Diego Padres.
11-02-2004: Granted free agency.
12-17-2004: Signed by Boston Red Sox.
08-31-2006: Traded by Boston Red Sox to San Diego Padres.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

Baseball trades & transactions, like the David Wells trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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