San Diego Padres Wells was selected by the
San Diego Padres in the 31st round of the
2002 Major League Baseball draft and signed by Padres scout Jay Darnell in . That year, Wells was assigned to the Short-Season A
Eugene Emeralds. He had a record of 4–6 with a 2.75 ERA. The ERA was good enough for seventh lowest among
Northwest League starters. In Wells was sent up to the Single-A
Fort Wayne Wizards. He compiled a 4–6 record with 4.09 ERA in 14 starts. This soon earned him a promotion to the Advanced-A
Lake Elsinore Storm 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
Mobile BayBears 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
California League ERA title and was named the league's Pitcher of the Year. Wells was named the Padres Minor League Pitcher of the Year. Wells split the season between Double-A Mobile and the Triple-A
Portland Beavers. In 12 games at Mobile, he went 4–3 with a 2.64 ERA. He 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. He pitched once for the Mariners in August, then 5 games in September. He finished his only MLB season with no decisions and an 8.64 ERA. Wells pitched for the Tacoma Rainiers after starting the season with the Double-A
West Tenn Diamond Jaxx in . Wells pitched for the
Sugar Land Skeeters of the
Atlantic League of Professional Baseball in 2013 and 2014. == Personal life ==