Aaron Hicks is a New York Yankees player who stirs up mixed reactions from fans who either believe the analytics that he is one of the top ten center fielders in the game or who believe that he should hit higher than .240 and stay healthy.
Back on September 25th, Travis Sawchik of fivethirtyeight.com took a look at Hicks’ 2018 season and concluded that “the Yankees have unearthed a star.”
Hicks, according to Sawchik, blends one of the game’s strongest outfield arms (hitting 105.5 mph in 2016) with one of the league’s most disciplined bats and his WAR total in 2018 bears out what a complete player he has become:
“Through Sunday, Hicks was tied for 17th in position player wins above replacement at 4.