Yankees consider – After a 6-3 loss to the Mets left the Yankees and New York tied 1-1, Austin Wells enters Sunday with a troubling .179 batting average. A backup option—Jonah Heim, newly acquired by the Athletics via a cash deal—has emerged as a low-risk trade target as the Yan
The Yankees couldn’t shake off a rough night in the city that never sleeps: they lost to the Mets on Saturday, 6-3. With Sunday’s finale next, the series is now tied 1-1, and the questions around New York’s lineup are getting louder as the season moves deeper.
Austin Wells finished Saturday’s game with three strikeouts and one hit in four at-bats.. His current season line has become a talking point inside the clubhouse and beyond: Wells is batting .179 with 19 hits. three home runs. five RBI’s. 11 runs and 32 strikeouts in 35 games.. The 26-year-old is in his fourth season. all with the Yankees. after posting a year that included 21 home runs and 71 RBI’s.
That dip in production is where the pressure is starting to concentrate.. Eric Hubbs of Barstool wrote: “We’re nearing a very difficult Austin Wells conversation.. At the bare minimum they need to get a serious right handed hitting catcher on the roster.” The language is blunt. but the stats feeding it are concrete.
The Yankees are also keeping one eye on what might be available in the trade market—especially at catcher.. One option being floated is Jonah Heim of the Athletics. positioned as a respectable backup to Wells and potentially able to contribute offensively when Wells struggles.. Heim. 30. was acquired by the Athletics earlier this season when the #Braves acquired cash considerations in exchange for C Jonah Heim.
Heim’s start to the season with the Athletics adds another layer of urgency to the Yankees’ decision-making.. He is currently batting .184 with nine hits, one home run, eight RBI’s and four runs in 16 games.. Before moving to the Athletics. Heim had a game for the Atlanta Braves featuring two hits. one home run and five RBI’s.
Beyond numbers, there’s the argument for experience. Heim is in his seventh season, and he made the All-Star Game—and won the World Series—with the Texas Rangers in 2023. That year, the switch-hitting catcher batted .258 with 118 hits, 18 home runs and 95 RBI’s in 131 games.
The pattern is hard to miss in the facts: the Yankees’ loss (6-3) keeps the series at 1-1, Wells’ offense is down to .179 over 35 games, and the idea of a low-risk catcher change gains momentum as Heim’s team acquired him for cash and he’s already producing at .184 in 16 games.
For now, the situation for New York remains tight and time-sensitive.. The Yankees are 28-18 in 46 games. holding second place in the American League East. and they are 14-12 in 26 games on the road.. After Sunday’s series finale. the team returns home to host the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night in the Bronx.
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