Through the first 35 games of the 2026 MLB season, New York Yankees fans have been treated to a rather great offensive showing from Aaron Judge and Ben Rice, who are both crushing it at the plate at a similar rate. Judge is hitting .272 with 14 home runs, 27 RBI, and a 1.057 OPS. Meanwhile, Rice is slugging .343 with 12 homers, 27 RBI, and a 1.214. Those guys, plus Cody Bellinger and José Caballero, have delivered thus far. However, the same can’t be said for veteran catcher Austin Wells, who is off to a slow start, which is not what the Yankees likely envisioned coming into this season. Wells was coming off a good performance in the World Baseball Classic with Team Dominican Republic, where he hit .267 with a double, two home runs, five RBI, and had an OPS of 1.086 across five games.  But Wells’ success at the plate in the international tournament hasn’t carried over to the regular season.…