Kay is within his right to defend Hicks...but he should get his facts right. Florial is not "struggling" at Scranton. He has an an obp of 355. Andujar is hitting over 300. And the most obvious replacement for Gallo is Marwin Gonzalez.
Kay can say what he want sbut there is no defending Hicks. He has been in decline for years. Problem is no one in the organization will admit it and they keep thinking somehow Hicks will turn into a player he never was. He is a lifetime .232 hitter and has not hit that mark since 2019. People forget that last year he was almost as bad before he got hurt. This team will make the playoffs but go nowhere if both Hicks and Gallo are on this team come October. At least one has to go.
During the Yankees’ 9-6 loss to the Baltimore Orioles, Hicks went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. The 32-year-old is currently in a brutal 2-for-37 slump offensively. He struck out with the bases loaded in the sixth inning on Thursday and has two extra-base hits all season.
Hicks has killed the Yankees in scoring chances this year, going 3-for-23 with runners in scoring position.
“I thought today and [Wednesday], there was a little bit of pressing,’’ Aaron Boone told reporters on Thursday. “It’s wanting it bad and feeling it. We have to get him going.
