Austin Wells’ burden is overwhelming him — where the Yankees could look for a righty partner

Source: New York Post

When the Yankees selected Austin Wells with the 28th overall pick in the 2020 draft, they envisioned a bat-first prospect. There was an acceptance that he very likely would end up at first base or DH, but that he would hit his way into the middle of the lineup. But his drafting coincided with the Yankees’ hiring of Tanner Swanson and Aaron Gershenfeld, who helped turn the organization into a catching factory, notably with training methods that improved framing.