Just over a year ago, the Yankees sent catcher and legendary quote giver John Ryan Murphy to the Twins for Aaron Hicks, a switch-hitting outfielder who had struggled to live up to the hype as the 14th overall pick in the 2008 MLB Draft. In 2015, he set a career high with 97 games at the big league level, putting together a .256/.323/.398 slash line, while playing above average defense.
Unfortunately, Hicks quickly found himself in the same predicament as Alfonso Soriano in 2014 and Garrett Jones in 2015. With a full outfield, Joe Girardi was unable to put him in the lineup consistently.