00:00Austin Wells, let's just say it, he's unplayable.
00:04Like, we have now gotten to the point.
00:05But what are you doing?
00:06No, there is no good answer.
00:07I agree with you, TK.
00:08That's the problem.
00:09Right.
00:09The problem is, we could talk about the Austin Wells problem, and it is one, and we could
00:14all address it and raise our hands and say, hey guys, it's in the middle of May, this
00:18extends back to last year.
00:20He's not an everyday catcher in Major League Baseball.
00:22No.
00:22And we can all agree with that.
00:23And it's a shame, too, because it felt like two years ago or a year and a half ago, he
00:27could have been that guy.
00:28No, you're right.
00:29I mean, it's amazing how young players develop and don't develop.
00:32Anthony Volpe's not a Major League shortstop, despite the Mets treating him like Barry Bonds
00:35this weekend.
00:36Austin Wells is not a Major League catcher, and Ben Rice is a superstar, right?
00:40Cam Schlittler's the best pitcher in baseball.
00:41So, sometimes it goes both ways.
00:43The problem with Austin Wells is what you just said.
00:46There's no answer.
00:48Nope.
00:48I can't suggest anything great to you on May 18th.
00:51Well, the answer is the obvious one, which I don't want to happen.
00:55Move Ben Rice?
00:56Is the move Ben Rice.
00:57Yeah.
00:57And again, it allows you to, I don't know, put him in a...
01:01It takes him away from where you think he's starting to become a really good player.
01:05I'm talking defensively.
01:06You don't want to screw with him.
01:07Obviously, he's a fantastic offensive player.
01:09He's hitting over 300.
01:10He's 15th home run he hit the other day.
01:12So, you don't want to move him and get him out of his groove by making him become a catcher.
01:17But what else can you do?
01:19In the temporary moment, there's not much you can do.
01:22Yes.
01:23I think when we get closer to July, there's going to be in the big picture catchers available.
01:27Yeah.
01:27Guys that you could target.
01:28And I think that's probably on the Brian Cashman wish list.
01:31Like, they got to add a real major league catcher.
01:33Austin Wells isn't.
01:33And he put the exclamation point on his struggles by bouncing into a double play in the 10th.
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