Future New York Yankees draft pick Austin Wells on Team USA (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty Images)
New York Yankees draft pick Austin Wells is a catcher, for now, but he’d do anything to mash at Yankee Stadium.
Austin Wells’ selection at 28th overall has given Yankee fans a bit of unearned whiplash — with most expecting a collegiate pitcher, a bat-first catcher seemed like an interesting call, with so many catching prospects in New York’s pipeline.
But, now that the initial shock of the pick is gone…can we all acknowledge that Wells seems like he can absolutely rake?