From the "Before They Were Famous" File

Here's a 2015 image of Aaron Hicks, then struggling to hold onto a regular job with the Twins. Swapped to the Yankees the following winter, he slipped into a comfortable niche as a fourth outfielder. But it all came together in 2017. Taking advantage of an opportunity when Jacoby Ellsbury was injured, Hicks finally showed the tools that led Minnesota to make him a first-round draft choice years earlier. Despite being limited to 88 games by injury, he belted 15 home runs and hit a productive .266 while playing an outstanding center field.
Starting for the Yankees through their post-season run, and still just 28, Hicks appears to have claimed a place alongside the Young Yankee standouts Judge, Sanchez and Bird for 2018 and maybe beond.

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