CINCINATTI -- Here is a question: Has a fourth outfielder ever started the All-Star Game?
Aaron Hicks may not be that good, but it is not out of the question he could be picked for the team. He is hitting .342 with six homers and 16 RBIs in 73 at-bats. His OPS is 1.106. The question might be: Can he get enough at-bats to make it?
Hicks, 27, is having a career renaissance, making Yankees GM Brian Cashman look like the smartest man in the room for sticking with him. Last year, when Hicks may have been the most hated Yankee, Cashman doubled down on him, saying that Hicks still is a young player, who could transform much the way Jackie Bradley Jr.