That was previous to this year. Right now his on base percentage is 2nd on the team - .001 behind Rizzo. I would say that it's showing that the other years he was injury prone and it impacted his offensive performance. See DJ as an example. I think you are being too hard on him.I still consider batting average a relevant stat, although I hear plenty of talk about how unimportant it is these days....especially one month into the season. But anyone who has watched Hicks since he got here knows what I'm talking about. The eye test.
If either Gallo or Hicks is at bat it's time to go get another beer or take a piss. Especially in the clutch.
The Yanks have one quality outfielder, plus a dh who looks like he could play out there again.
The average team batting average for the league is in the .230's now. And yes, I've heard about people discounting batting average now as well.