Currently in year two of his seven-year, $70 million contract, Aaron Hicks is earning his money for the Yankees, even if he’s not doing it in the flashiest of ways. Hicks is only hitting .236, and his home run on Monday was just the second of his season. In a season where the Yankees’ lineup has mostly either dominated (pre-injury Judge, Stanton and LeMahieu) or slumped mightily (Torres and Sánchez), Hicks has just kind of been chugging along, not really rocking the boat either way. He’s doing his job, and the Yankees can fit him anywhere in the lineup.
Aaron Hicks has the single best trait of any Yankees hitter
