Jared Linn Wells (born October 31, 1981 in

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) is a professional baseball

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who is currently a free agent. He appeared briefly in

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(MLB) with the

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in 2008.

Professional career

San Diego Padres

Wells was Selected by the San Diego Padres in the 31st round of the

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, signed by

scout Jay Darnell in . That year, Wells was assigned to the Short-Season A

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. He had a record of 4-6 with a 2.75 ERA. The ERA was good enough for seventh lowest among

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starters. In Wells was sent up to the Single-A

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. He compiled a 4-6 record with 4.09 ERA in 14 starts. This soon earned him a promotion to the Advanced-A

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there he had a record of 4-6 with a 4.52 ERA in 12 starts. The Padres decided to keep Wells at the Advanced-A level but he soon found himself a promotion to the Double-A

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in . He went 13-8 with a 3.68 ERA in a combined 163 innings between the two clubs, tied for the lead among Padres' farmhands in wins, while his ERA ranked fourth. Wells captured the

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ERA title and was named the league's Pitcher of the Year. Wells was named the Padres Minor League Pitcher of the Year at the club's annual organization postseason Awards Dinner on November 3. Wells split the season between Double-A Mobile and the Triple-A

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, Wells combined record was 6-12 with a 5.16 ERA in 27 starts. In 12 games at Mobile, went 4-3 with a 2.64 ERA. Wells was promoted to Triple-A on June 17 where he struggled with a 2-9 record with a 7.27 ERA. In Wells saw consistent action at the Triple-A level with Portland but struggled in his transition to the bullpen. Wells went 2-9 with a 5.24 ERA. He also recorded nine saves. was again a disappointing season for Wells, he had a 1-1 record with a 5.85 ERA. Even though his performance was sub-par, he was called up for the first time in his career on May 22, , and made his major league debut with the Padres on May 24.

Seattle Mariners

After just one more appearance with the Padres, he was traded to the Mariners on May 28 for

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and was assigned to Triple-A

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. He was called up by the Mariners on July 10, but optioned to the Rainiers when

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was activated the next day. Wells pitched for the Tacoma Rainiers after starting the season with the Double-A

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in .

Colorado Rockies

On February 5, 2012, Wells signed a minor league contract with the

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Sugar Land Skeeters

Wells has pitched for the

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of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wells, Jared 1981 births Living people San Diego Padres players Seattle Mariners players Baseball players from Texas Major League Baseball pitchers People from Freeport, Texas Tyler Junior College alumni San Jacinto Central Ravens baseball players Eugene Emeralds players Lake Elsinore Storm players Fort Wayne Wizards players Mobile BayBears players Portland Beavers players Tacoma Rainiers players West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx players Round Rock Express players Corpus Christi Hooks players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Sugar Land Skeeters players