Austin Wells

Wells took on slightly more playing time in 2025, earning that time with career highs in all run production categories with only a slight dip in batting average. Wells had six of his 21 homers off lefties and as dead even a split with his home vs. road splits as an odd-numbered total could be, with him hitting one more homer away from Yankee Stadium over the course of the season. The splits are further weird when you consider he hit 30 points higher (.240) against lefties than he did against righties (.210.) Wells remains a pull-centric hitter but has power to all fields as six of his 21 homers were to center or left field. Thirteen of his 21 homers were a result of his frequent fastball hunting, as he also hit .266 off fastballs and sub .190 against all other pitch types. That is an easy way to explain away the decline in walk rate, because Wells aggressively hunted fastballs as a change in approach following a more cautious 2024 season that saw him struggle against fastballs. His defense remains fantastic behind the plate, as he is one of the more elite framers in the league, which more than makes up for his slightly below average blocking and throwing abilities. If he could ever fully tap in to his home park advantage and get fully pull happy, there's a 30-homer season in this bat. Read Past Outlooks