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Can the Yankees continue to rely on Aaron Hicks in center field?

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.