After transitioning to the rotation in his first year in San Francisco, is there still a future in that role for the second year Giant?
signed Jordan Hicks in their busy offseason in order to transition him from a reliever into a starter. There were ups and downs, and issues with workload, but in total is was a good first season of work as a starter.and company still want to try to keep that transition going?. But 2024 was his first year spending most of the time out of the rotation. He started 20 games before moving back into the bullpen due to an innings limit in his first year.
Hicks' final eight starts, though he began a big decline. Over 35.1 innings, he struck out 38, but gave up 25 runs, a 6.37 ERA. But he made the necessary changes to his arsenal to sustain more innings. He was always known for his 100 mph fastball, but he reduced that to around 94 to preserve his arm, and still got a ton of ground balls, as he was in the 85th percentileGiven the output and clear upside he showed at the beginning of the season, there is no reason to give up on it yet. Even though he wasn't asigning, he could still be a bargain.
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