Dealing from depth: Yankees get OF Hicks from Twins in exchange for C Murphy

MINNEAPOLIS, MN- OCTOBER 02: Aaron Hicks #32 of the Minnesota Twins bats against the Kansas City Royals on October 2, 2015 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Royals defeated the Twins 3-1. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images)

The New York Yankees have acquired outfielder Aaron Hicks from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for catcher John Ryan Murphy.

Hicks, 26, was the Twins' first-round draft pick in 2008. In 97 games with Minnesota this past season, he hit .256/.323/.393 with 11 homers, 13 stolen bases and 33 RBI.

Murphy, 24, was a second-round pick by the Yankees in 2009. In 67 games with New York in 2015, he batted .277/.327/.406 with three homers and 14 RBI.