Heading into spring training, the New York Yankees hyped up the right field battle as much as the more prominent competitions like the starting rotation, the utility role and who will round out the middle relief unit.
On one hand, there really should be a thorough evaluation of who should start in right field when the Bombers open up the season on April 2 against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Aaron Hicks, despite struggling for the majority of the 2016 season (39-for-209, 3 HR), slashed .271/.333/.424 when he received consistent at-bats in the wake of the Carlos Beltran trade at the deadline.