All in all, Aaron Hicks has had an extremely successful 2018 season. By WAR, he has been the Yankees’ third-best player. As hard as that may seem to believe, it makes sense! He gets on base, has good power, is a plus fielder and also one of the club’s top base-stealers. He even has the team’s third-best walk rate and fourth-best strikeout rate.
Despite this, Hicks’ excellent season has somewhat flown under the radar at times. Part of this is because Hicks has long been labeled as “streaky.” And during the stretch run, Hicks’ power has totally disappeared.