Yankees Spring training continued on Wednesday with a Impressive 7-0 on the cardinals of Saint-Louis. During and following the game, manager Aaron Boone and receiver Austin Wells spoke with the media to talk about a number of subjects.
Here are the key elements namely the Yankees camp on Wednesday:
Austin WellsThe beginnings in the spring
Wells should not do his debut in the spring until March, because Boone wanted to give the second -year receiver a break before the grinding of the camp, but the candidate of the recruit of the year made a path in the alignment on Wednesday for a reason: to catch Will Warren.
“I said (Boone) that I felt good and that lives were fine,” said Wells Yes the Meredith Marakovits network. “I wanted to catch Will and that was the goal for me today: to go back and see Will in certain games and get there on the same wavelength.”
The young safety net caught two of the three rounds in Warren and was effective on the plate. Well, he took two bats, threw the first throwing the twice and smoked them (100 MPH and 104 MPH bats). The first was caught on the wall, while the second exceeded the outflower of the outcropper for a double of two points.
While Wells has had an impressive recruit season, he knows there are areas he can improve and the goal for 2025 is to be better on the plate.
“Try to improve in all areas, I really like to be better every year and that’s my goal,” said Wells. “Looking back, there is a lot to improve, but a lot to be happy. Choose and choose where to get better and know what makes me good and try to stay with it.
“I would love to strike a little bitter and be more consistent. This is my plan.”
Will Warren The Camp speech
Warren is considered the most ready pitch prospect for the major league that the Yankees have, and although he took a cup of coffee with the club last season, the right -hander impresses his coaches and his teammates this spring.
“He was aggressive in the area and took a very good success,” said Wells about Warren’s performance. “I was happy for him to go there and have a good outing.”
Warren launched three perfect rounds, withdrawing four strikers on only 35 throws. It is the perfect follow -up of his first departure in the spring where he withdrew three and abandoned a safe blow and a walk in two rounds.
“It looks like he has a chip on his shoulder. Returning with a little revenge and wants to improve,” said Wells about what is different with Warren this year. “I saw him from the start. His BP live, his last outing and this one, he was great. I am delighted to see what he continues to do.”
“(Warren) looks great. He is one of these camp talks so far. These are electric stuff. What we have seen a great improvement in the games is the change and the curve a little. This is something he will need for left -handed strikers,” said Boone during the Match on Wednesday. “It has this integrated lead / cursor combo which will make it naturally difficult on right -handers. It is good to see it move the needle with the change and the curve. Excited by what we see.
Last season, Warren made six appearances (five departures) and escaped. He launched an ERA of 10.32 and withdrew 29 strikers out of 22.2 lanches launched. Boone said Warren had taken this experience and has made significant improvements.
“He took his lumps a little (last year) but he is a guy who has a chance to be really good and continues to make progress towards this.”
The starting rotation of the Yankees is locked up on paper, so there is probably no room for Warren in the rotation, at least to start the season, but Boone and Wells see the 25 -year -old as a real player for this team in 2025.
“He’s a truly confident child,” said Boone about Warren. “I said it very much but he reminds me Clarke (Schmidt). A few years ago, you saw the promise, the arsenal you saw, but took the time to continue to develop, but one thing they have both is confidence in their capacities.
“With Will, it is a question of exploiting this, of controlling this burn on the mound, which is really important, especially for start -up launchers. You want this competitive guy, but for a starting pitch, you must better understand your emotions and I think it does a better job.”
“I think he’s going to be an important part of the team,” said Wells. “He has mean things.”
