When Aaron Hicks was brought over from Minnesota prior to the 2016 season, the trade was met with its fair share of skepticism. That’s mainly because a large group of Yankees fans didn’t want to part ways with John Ryan Murphy, who had a decent season behind the plate as Brian McCann’s backup.
The arrival of Gary Sanchez in 2016 and Murphy’s free-fall in the Twins’ minor league ranks made fans forget about the former backstop, even despite Hicks’ struggles. In his first season in the Bronx, Hicks slugged .