Remember Aaron Hicks? You know, the Yankees’ starting center fielder entering this season, who was sandwiched between Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton as the third hitter in the Opening Day lineup?
Understandably, it’s been a few months since we’ve talked about Aaron Hicks here on Pinstripe Alley: when a player hits the injured list on May 14th and opts for season-ending surgery just a week later, there’s very little reason to give him more than just a passing reference. With the 2021 season either unfortunately or mercifully over for the Yankees, however, we begin to turn our attention to this upcoming winter and the 2022 season — thus bringing Hicks back into the conversation.