When general manager Brian Cashman acquired Aaron Hicks for John Ryan Murphy in November of 2015, it was considered a small move, but one that gave the Yankees another young, cost-controlled asset who had untapped potential.
Or so they thought.
To say Aaron Hicks has underperformed in the first have would be a severe understatement. So far, the switch-hitter has produced an extremely weak slash line of .197/.261/.301 with a WAR of -0.4. It would have been unrealistic to expect that Hicks would become a greatly improved hitter right away, but no one could have predicted his below replacement level numbers.