Austin Wells insists hes feeling more comfortable at plate as woes continue in Yankees loss

BOSTON — You wouldn’t know it to watch or listen to him now, but the Yankees drafted Austin Wells in the first round largely because of his powerful left-handed bat.Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees.

There were questions both inside and outside the organization about whether Wells would develop enough at catcher to keep him behind the plate.Now, the concern is if Wells can hit enough to be a viable option in the lineup.The Yankees remain steadfast that Wells will be able to get going offensively, and Wells said, even after another hitless afternoon in a 4-1 loss to the Red Sox, he’s pleased with the progress he’s made at the plate since his minor league rehab stint after landing on the IL with cervical headaches.“Today was the best and most comfortable I felt in the box so far,’’ Wells said of his post-IL games after still going 0-for-3 and seeing his average plummet to .160.He noted that he’s been working to get more “tilt” back in his swing after flattening it over the years.The goal, he said, was to allow him not to rely on having to make perfect contact in order to get a hit.But Wells also noted that as much as it bothers him to fail to produce offensively, as he did Saturday, he’s more concerned with his work with the pitching staff.Hitting, Wells said, is “not a secondary part of my game, but my No.1 job is to control the pitching staff.

If we’re not doing that, it doesn’t matter how many runs or hits I have.We can’t win the game.”He’s continued to impress the pitchers and coaches with his ability to call games effectively and frame pitches.“I know I have a huge impact when I’m behind the plate and keeping that the No.

1 focus makes it a lot easier to brush off an at-bat or couple of at-bats,’’ Wells said.“If I’m 0-for-3 on a day, obviously I’m pissed off about it, but to go out there and get to the eigh...