Fantasy Baseball: 5 Late-Round Players to Target in 2018
Aaron Hicks, OF, New York Yankees
The New York Yankees' Aaron Hicks is the forgotten outfielder in the Bronx. It's understandable. When you're standing in the same proximity as Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge, it's easy to get left out. Of course, Stanton will play a lot of DH this year, so it's not exactly accurate to say he's the forgotten outfielder (Brett Gardner slowly raises his hand), but Hicks is the one not getting any love from fantasy owners this spring.
Yes, Hicks missed half of last season with a shoulder injury, but when he was in there, he was a star. In 88 games (361 plate appearances), he batted .266/.372/.475 with 15 homers, 52 RBIs, 54 runs scored and 10 stolen bases. Prorated over a 162-game season, he would have totaled 27 dingers, 96 RBIs, 99 runs and 19 stolen bases.
Unfortunately for Hicks, he's never played more than 123 games in a season, and he's only reached triple digits that one time (2016). That being said, the 28-year-old appears to be the prototypical late bloomer, and with an ADP of 228th (19th-round in 12-team leagues), he's a great upside play late in the draft.
