Hicks will remain switch hitter: The Star Tribune reports the Twins have no intentions of having OF prospect Aaron Hicks drop his switch-hitting approach despite batting just .233 against right-handed pitchers as opposed to hitting .310 against lefties in 2011 for Class A Fort Myers. "It's been brought up,'' Twins assistant GM Rob Antony said, "but there wasn't enough concern to as ask him to bat right-handed only. I think he's been swinging better. I think he's come a million miles this year. He's starting to look like a guy who knows what he needs to do.'' (Updated 07/18/2011)
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Fantasy Analysis
Hicks has good plate discipline and is a great defensive center fielder. However, he is still developing offensively, which is why he hasn't lit the world on fire down in the minors. The scouts are still high on this kid and it appears the Twins are going to give the former first-round pick time to develop. Hicks remains just a long-term Fantasy keeper. (Updated 07/18/2011).
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Aaron Hicks is a prospect who gets his high rating more for his tools than his actual production, as his minor-league numbers can attest. He inched up to high Class A after back-to-back years at low Class A and could hardly find his footing, putting up the worst numbers of his professional career. The strangest part of it all is that his most-developed tool is his batting eye, as evidenced by his career .377 on-base percentage in the minors. Often when young hitters struggle, it's because they're chasing pitches they shouldn't, but that's clearly not the case for Hicks. He simply hasn't been driving the ball the way the Twins had hoped. The good news is he had an excellent performance in the Arizona Fall League, hitting eight doubles, five triples and three homers for a .959 OPS in 102 at-bats, so maybe he's beginning to turn the corner. At age 22, Hicks still has time to become a legitimate power-speed threat, but it's no longer a foregone conclusion. He's only worth drafting in long-term keeper leagues, and even then, he's hardly a no-brainer. (Updated 1/5/12)
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