The boobirds should discover one other goal. After three-plus years of struggling, the Yankees have designated outfielder Aaron Hicks for project on Saturday afternoon.
The 33-year-old had over two years and roughly $25 remaining on his seven-year, $70 million contract he signed after the 2018 season. However, the membership has seen sufficient and has parted methods with the struggling outfielder.
“This is family,” supervisor Aaron Boone advised reporters earlier than Saturday’s sport towards the Reds. “You go through everything with these guys. Obviously with Aaron, some ups and downs. He’s had some really good seasons. … Not an easy conversation to have but one we felt was necessary.”
Hicks is slashing .188/.263/.261 with one homer in 28 video games performed this season.
The former first-round draft choose entered the 2023 season with an opportunity to safe the job as their beginning left fielder regardless of a brutal 2022 season during which he slashed .216/.330/.313 in 130 video games — together with a number of defensive miscues. However, he was crushed out by Oswaldo Cabrera who “earned” the job in spring coaching.
The Yankees, nevertheless, nonetheless should not have a set left fielder as there was considerably of a rotation with Cabrera, Hicks, Jake Bauers and Isiah Kiner-Falefa.
After the ink was dry on his contract extension, the Yanks didn’t get many possibilities to see the model of Hicks that they paid for. In 2018, the outfielder slashed .248/.366/.467 with 27 homers and 79 RBI in what gave the impression to be a breakout season. However, it turned out to be extra of a one-year marvel.
Hicks performed simply 59 video games in 2019, 54 (of 60) in 2020 and 32 in 2021. He mixed to hit 31 complete homers within the 5 years after the extension. The California native skilled loads of accidents all through his Yankee tenure — he was acquired in a cope with the Twins previous to the 2016 season — as his performed 90 or extra video games in simply three of his eight seasons.
Oddly sufficient, the outfielder was within the midst of arguably the very best stretch he’s had in years. Hicks was slashing .353/.450/.647 with a homer, two doubles and 4 RBI in his final seven video games. The transient scorching stretch was not sufficient to maintain him round.
The switch-hitter was the corresponding transfer to outfielder Greg Allen being added to the roster after they acquired him from the Boston Red Sox. Allen returns for his second stint with the Bombers because the speedster performed 15 video games (.849 OPS) for the membership in 2021.
Now, Hicks will attempt to comply with within the footsteps of Joey Gallo (.892 OPS with the Twins this season) — one other outfielder who was showered with boos throughout his time within the Bronx — in attempting to resurrect his profession away from the brilliant lights of Yankee Stadium.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com