A forgotten face for many in the fantasy world has helped the Blue Jays get off to a torrid start. In seven games through Monday, outfielder Vernon Wells stat line reads like this: .320 BA, 5 HRs, 9 RBIs, 8 runs, 5 BB.

Wells struggles after his breakout year in 2003 have been well-documented. In arguably his worst season last year, he hit .260 with only 15 HRs and 66 RBIs while being hampered by a left wrist injury for most of the season.

Towards the end of spring training, Blue Jays hitting coach Dwayne Murphy gave pointers to Wells in order to better his weight transfer during his swing in hopes to increase power. That, along with surgery in the offseason to correct cartilage damage in the wrist, has helped to produce early returns.

Wells has been a great value in fantasy drafts, as his average draft position in ESPN fantasy leagues is 188.1. The real question is, can he keep up this scorching pace?

He isn’t blessed with protection in the lineup that the fellow AL East rival Yankees or Red Sox would provide, and with Aaron Hill being placed on the DL, that protection just got weaker. His RBI and runs scored paces should slow considerably, while his batting average falls back down to his career .280 mark.

While Wells may keep the home run stroke and push 25-30 dingers this year, he is a picture perfect candidate to sell high and receive great value in return.