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@KPFerraraBoiii They are Vaulted Displays

@MiStro85 Where did you get these displays?!?

Austin Wells is primed for a breakout and I’m 100% here for it!

@MunchlaxRx @RobsRips That might be the best way to describe my collection. these are just 3 of my 7+ rookie rainbows.

@MiStro85 @RobsRips This is the best mental illness I’ve seen in my life. Very nice collection and I hope he has a great year. 👍🏼

@FrankLunaNJ mother of god frank...what a card!!!

I was planning on holding this Ben Rice Superfractor, but might have to entertain offers if his Topps Chrome hit $25,000. Wow.

@Yankeecarguy @YankeeLibrarian sounds a lot like what they did with Caleb Durbin out of nowhere

@YankeeLibrarian Trying to create a market to trade him

The back of J.C. Escarra's baseball card isn't great, but there's more there than meets the eye. He can really clobber baseballs. Aaron Boone says Escarra has untapped potential, and other teams see it too. My piece on the Yankees backup catcher for SI: si.com/mlb/yankees/on…

@AllStarWells nice to see there is at least one other person on this app who is high on him going into the season

On the bright side, Austin Wells is back in Yankees camp ahead of his 2026 All-Star campaign

@DeportJuanSoto @GreenfieldMax18 @ilovemypastime A catchers first few years are more often than not more defensive focused learning all pitchers and calling games. Look at Raleigh’s numbers his first 2 seasons. Not saying Wells is going to turn into Raleigh, but it’s way too soon to write him off.

@GreenfieldMax18 @ilovemypastime his bat was supposed to be his upside lmfao ever since he’s got hit in the hand he looks like a left handed volpe. Expands the zone , can’t lay off anything down and in and can’t catch up to anything up in the zone. He’s trying to pull stuff in the opposite side of the box.

They already have a better 1B so no.

@BronxBomberBall its hard to call it a failure when he hit leadoff in 2 games and homered in one of them. they did move off of it, but it wasnt because he struggled doing it.

Friendly reminder Austin Wells hit lead off on opening day last year. And even though he homered in his first at bat, it was generally a failure that they abandoned after a week or two. So I really hope that's not in play again this year.

So we're really going to try the Austin Wells leadoff experiment again huh. Generally lineup constructions in spring, and certainly this early in spring, don't mean much, but plenty of guys who could be leading off today in the lineup and they intentionally went with Wells

@Gr8magnets @dapples78 I’d love an intro to your buddy with a ton of Wells stuff RC autos - I’m a super collector myself…

@dapples78 a buddy of mine has a ton of Austin Wells RC autos.

Here's a cool card...

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@JeremyWolsten @eshecker @hobbyfoundation If you want an Austin Wells super, feel free to DM me… I’d say I probably have most of them

@eshecker @hobbyfoundation Gm Eric! Here are my Goals for 26

Happy new year and welcome to the 2026 version of #RAKoftheDAY through the @hobbyfoundation. As we all make goals for this year, let’s include our hobby goals and help everyone achieve them. Share your goals for the year in this thread and let’s make it a great 2026!

@bigjoshallenfan @rationalyankee I feel like most of the people who hate on him are gamblers who couldn't stop betting his props and only focus on his hitting. Anyone who REALLY understands baseball should see that getting his production (in a down year) with his defense is incredibly valuable.

@rationalyankee you can tell how much of a casual someone is by their opinion of austin wells

Austin Wells was a top 10 catcher in MLB last season. He finished 9th in fWAR of all qualified catchers. People keep lumping him into the category of guys who disappointed them and it’s kinda nuts to me. The offense fell off a bit but his defense was extremely valuable all season long. That said, if the Yankees are going defense first at catcher, SS and 3B, the rest of the lineup needs to mash. That’s why I think the Yankees need to be in on Kyle Tucker.

@NYYST_Podcast @NYYUNDERGROUND I say keep him - In his first year as every day starter he produced a top 10 fWAR season yet gets so much hate. give him the offseason to focus on his hitting approach and I think we will all be rewarded. Besides, Rice needs to stay at 1st to not get beat up behind the dish.

#Yankees Keep Em or Dump Em: Austin Wells Please Vote, RT and discuss your vote below. The top comments will be read when The Podcast is LIVE on @NYYUNDERGROUND this Thursday at 8p.

@ChrisCoop_ Its funny when you look at last year's spring training and the approach Wells had when they were considering leading him off. He clearly has the ability to be patient, i just think when he was at the bottom of the order he was trying to do too much early in counts/1st pitches

Really not sure how I feel about another year of McMahon-Wells-Volpe at the bottom of the lineup. I don’t see this as a 7-8-9 that sets you up for success in the playoffs. I see Wells getting back to his ways of having good at bats, taking walks, and building on the good August-September, potentially slotting in at 6th. But every mock lineup I see with this 7-8-9 part of me cringes inside. 3 guys that have a good chance of uncompetitive at bats vs Game 1 pitching. No RISP production and scarce ability to turn over the lineup. Wells the exception to what I’m about to say, but I really hope the Yankees try to find upgrades for this part of the lineup. I don’t really want another lineup of 6 guys that won’t give me good at bats vs Game 1 power pitching. Especially since the Yankees have 2 one true outcome guys at the top half of their lineup already in Stanton/Jazz

@BenRiceMuse anyone calling for Rice to be the primary catcher must not watch the games when the yankees are in the field. he is not a good catcher and it is a position that has to prioritize defense. i love the kid and hes a very good hitter, but he can't be the every day catcher

With rumors about Pete Alonso going to the Yankees. Do we move Rice to catcher? Or do we trade him?

@Th3JimmyP So he was tied for 5th amongst catchers in homers, 7th in RBI in many fewer plate appearances than those ahead of him. Yes, it was a disappointing year in terms of average and OBP - but it was his first full year as a starter. his defense earns him next year as the catcher.

@MiStro85 you act like defense and framing isn’t taught… Austin Wells stinks regardless of how well he makes a pitch look to retard umpires. The Yankees need consistent hitters.

Why is Austin Wells guaranteed a spot?

@MaxMannis 0

What % chance is there in our heads that Austin Wells isn't a 2026 Yankee?

@JLas43_ You spelled Wells wrong at catcher. Rice will be our 1B. I'm also really starting to doubt Volpe is the SS on opening day.

Probably the 2026 Opening Day Lineup 1.) Dominguez LF 2.) Judge RF 3.) Bellinger 1B 4.) Stanton DH 5.) Rice C 6.) Chisholm 2B 7.) Volpe SS 8.) Jones CF 9.) McMahon 3B

@Th3JimmyP Ben Rice is not a good defensive catcher. I love his bat, but he is not better than Wells behind the dish.

@MiStro85 .700 OPS hitter, sub .300 OBP, Ben Rice exists… do you need more?

@VolpeWells2028 I am right there with you

I would like to announce that I am officially the first member on the 2026 Austin Wells resurgence train