Ever since the Yankees drafted Austin Wells 28th overall in 2020, there have been questions about the catcher’ s defense. Even the Yankees’ catching coordinator, Tanner Swanson, acknowl…
Friday marked the first day that teams can call up prospects without them accruing 45 days of major league service time and therefore losing rookie eligibility in 2024.
Wells, a lefty swinger, has had mixed results at the plate this season while mostly playing at Double-A and Triple-A. He entered Friday hitting .238/.330/.424 in 85 total games. While not eye-popping numbers, Wells could help a Yankees offense that has consistently underwhelmed this season while receiving minimal production from Kyle Higashioka, Ben Rortvedt and the injured Jose Trevino.“That’s a tough question,” Swanson said. “You never really know until you get up here and experience it. But I do know this: there’s nothing in his performance that would say that he’s not. Everything he’s done at the minor league level would suggest that he has the skills.
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