Aaron Hicks and Josh Donaldson’s Beard-Infused Redemption Story, While Yankees Grapple with Clownish Misfortune

Many MLB teams have experienced a season marked by numerous failures. Even after spending millions, they still need to succeed. The New York Yankees team has yet to play to the best of their capabilities as they are fourth in the AL East, trailing 19 games behind the top position and eight games behind the wild card spot. In contrast, it has been a different story for the former Yankees duo Josh Donaldson and Aaron Hicks.

Notably, both players faced the heat of the fans for their repetitive failure. It eventually put them out of favor, and the Yankees released them to make way for the other players. Many predicted worse for the star players, but against the popular perception, they are doing great. 

Josh Donaldson and Aaron Hicks Continue to Shine Moving Away From New York Yankees

It was a tough season for Josh Donaldson and Aaron Hicks until they were at the New York Yankees. Both players had averages below 0.200 and displayed a lack of clinical performance. The Bronx-based team made an early departure for Hicks, while Donaldson left New York City several weeks ago. But when it comes to fate, both have done better with the beards on per renowned Yankees insider Bryan Hoch.

The MLB insider also pointed out the surge in their forms and how they will play in the postseason. “Josh Donaldson & Aaron Hicks will both be playing in the postseason,” the update read. The news came after Donaldson joined his former teammate with a great home run that clocked 110.7 MPH for his new team, the Milwaukee Brewers.

With this performance, the outfielder has now scored four runs, and two home runs, and has seven RBIs in his new jersey. Donaldson has also improved over his average by much similar to Aaron Hicks, who is averaging 0.288 for the Orioles along with 34 runs, seven HRs, and 29 RBIs.

Now if the latest performances are considered, both outfielders have a better record, which brings the question: did the Yankees make a big mistake in releasing the duo? Or was it something else?

A Contrasting Fate for the Two Formers

It has been a difficult phase for the Bronx Bombers. Even after making changes, they have not been able to do well. Especially the move of removing Donaldson and Hicks looks problematic for them. Although the newcomers did well after joining the team their success has been limited.

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On the other hand, the former Yankees duo has done well for the new teams and has become a crucial part of their season prospects. Moreover, both will be a part of the postseason, while their former team is to finish at the worst in years.

With the audit planned in the upcoming days, a surge of Donaldson and Hicks could be another angle for the Pinstripes to address. What do you think? Will they call it a mistake or not? Let’s know!