CHICAGO — Well, obviously Aaron Hicks needs to be playing just as often as his fellow outfielders for now, and he’s on a fast track to supplant Jacoby Ellsbury as the everyday center fielder.
Do we even need to discuss this one?
Hicks, the Yankees’ fourth outfielder in name, contributed bigly to the Yankees’ 11-6 pounding of the Cubs at Wrigley Field, another milepost in this increasingly startling campaign. As the starting center fielder, Hicks tied a career high with four hits, contributing two singles, a double and a three-run homer. For the season, the second-year Yankee now owns a ridiculous .