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Constructing the perfect Yankees lineup for 2021 season

By Adam Weinrib

Luke Voit #59 of the New York Yankees celebrates with Gary Sanchez #24 after hitting his second 3-run home run of the game in the fifth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on September 11, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
Luke Voit #59 of the New York Yankees celebrates with Gary Sanchez #24 after hitting his second 3-run home run of the game in the fifth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on September 11, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 25: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Aaron Hicks #31 of the New York Yankees in action against the Miami Marlins at Yankee Stadium on September 25, 2020 in New York City. The Marlins defeated the Yankees 4-3 in ten innings and clinched a playoff spot. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

Batting Sixth: Aaron Hicks, CF

The Yankees have one of the best eyes in baseball up sixth.

Ideally, after Giancarlo Stanton has just cleared the bases, it’ll be Aaron Hicks’ job to get a rally started again with his patented exceptional eye.

Sure, we’ll allow him to hit one to the sticks on occasion, too. But putting a power/speed/on-base combo in the sixth spot ensures that each miniature portion of this lineup has its own motor.

Stanton clears the traffic away with one emphatic flourish, and Hicks puts the pressure right back on the pitcher once more. Trying to get away with a quick strike? He’ll crush it. Too scared to come into the zone? Not a problem; he’ll sit back and watch.

Even in Hicks’ down 2020 season in which he admits he never felt quite right, he posted a remarkable .379 OBP with a .225 average. If Hicksy can even bump that average up 40 points, he’d be among the most effective on-base threats in the game.

What a perfect six-hole hitter for the foreseeable future.

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