Wells said earlier this month that he believes "the culmination of multiple blows to the head" affected his production in the first half, Brendan Kuty of The Athletic reports.
The Yankees outrighted Cornielle to the Florida Complex League on Thursday.
Manager Aaron Boone said Wednesday that Schmidt (biceps) will be shut down for the rest of the season, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
Varsho underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left wrist Tuesday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Paredes (knee) will start at designated hitter and bat third Wednesday in Game 2 of the wild-card series versus the White Sox.
Trammell is not in the lineup Wednesday for Game 2 of the wild-card series against the White Sox.
Schlittler (1-0) earned the win in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series against the Red Sox on Tuesday. He struck out 10 and allowed two hits and one walk across 6.1 scoreless innings.
Rice went 4-for-5 with a double, two home runs and six RBI in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series against the Red Sox on Tuesday.
Chisholm is not in the lineup Tuesday for Game 1 of the wild-card series against the Red Sox.
Weathers (forearm) is not on the Yankees' AL Wild Card Series roster versus the Red Sox, Brendan Kuty of The Athletic reports.
