The Yankees are facing dire straights at the center field position with regular starter Aaron Hicks set to miss extended time, potentially reaching August in a worst-case scenario. The best case would be earlier July as a return date, but the Yankees will have to find ways to supplement his loss in the meantime.
The Yankees have a few ways to supplement the absence of Hicks:
Re-signing veteran Brett Gardner seems like the efficient method of approaching Hicks’ Tommy John surgery, but unloading another $7.5 million for one year isn’t the ideal allocation of funds.