Hicks is expected to get the start on Opening Day against the Astros, Wallace Matthews of ESPN New York reports.

EDGE Analysis

While Hicks is expected to primarily serve as the Yankees' fourth outfielder this season, manager Joe Girardi intimated that the 26-year-old would be in the lineup at either center or left field on Opening Day. The Yankees are matched up with left-hander Dallas Keuchel, and Hicks is coming off of a season in which he hit .307 with seven extra-base hits in 101 at-bats versus lefties. If, indeed, Hicks is named a starter, either Brett Gardner or Jacoby Ellsbury would shift to the bench Monday.