Back in March, I wrote a pretty scathing criticism of the Yankees’ handling of Aaron Hicks, a fourth outfielder who was seemingly set up as another option as the starting right fielder. This seems all the more ridiculous now considering how well Aaron Judge is doing. I was wrong, however, in one key aspect. Maybe Hicks just isn’t as bad as we thought. This is why I’m a blogger, and not the general manager of the Yankees.
Let’s start with the obvious: as of May 18th, Hicks is hitting .