The New York Yankees are beginning to look like they could come back from their recent tailspin, and the move to put Ben Rice in the lineup more often appears to be paying off right away.

Yankees starting catcher Austin Wells has had a rough few weeks at the plate, but he has been solid behind the plate. Boone's decision to bench him for the time being makes sense, given his sentiment before Monday's game that offense is "the least of our worries." The decision to bench the starter for the first two games against the Minnesota Twins looked odd, and according to manager Aaron Bone, the lack of faith in his batting ability was part of it.

"He's been struggling a bit, obviously, offensively. A part of it is I want to keep Ben [Rice] in there and I think Ben has done a really good job behi

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