HOUSTON – From the moment he showed up in The Bronx, it has been impossible to dislike anything about Aaron Hicks. Sure, he was slow to display the maximum possibilities of his talents, and he scuffled for a bit, hitting only .217 in 2016, his first year in pinstripes.
But there was always an intrigue about his game: his patience at the plate, his ability to go get the baseball in the outfield, his power, his speed. He wasn’t what you would call a five-tool player but he did own all five tools, and it was impossible to think about what he could become.