Yankees’ ‘premium player’ came up big before Walker’s heroics

The question to Yankees manager Aaron Boone was simple. Did you ever think Aaron Hicks, he of the 43 career homers entering 2018, was capable of 22 home runs in a season? Boone’s answer was simple. “Yeah. He’s really talented.” No arguments there. Neil Walker’s ninth-inning pinch-hit homer walked off the 5-4 victory over the…