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 More Blue Jays NewsBlue Jays LinksThe Blue Jays are still leaning toward keeping Wells in 2007, J.P. Ricciardi said, even if they cannot come to terms with him on an extension this winter. Wells, who will make $5.6 million next season and be eligible for free agency in November. Wells trade speculation, which appeared to have cooled, flared anew last week when the Blue Jays failed to sign free-agent pitching targets Ted Lilly and Gil Meche. But Ricciardi said he thinks Toronto has enough talent to make a trade even without moving Wells. "We tried to get Lilly and Meche because we thought they could make our club better," Ricciardi said. "Now we have to go in a different direction, but it doesn't mean we have to trade Vernon Wells to do that. "We're not in a panic mode. If people think we're up here pulling our hair out and taking cyanide pills because we didn't get who we wanted, that's not the case. This is just a part of the game you go through." |
