The San Francisco Giants breakout pitcher had an unconventional approach to becoming a starter.
searched for information on an aspect from each team, and he thinks the one he found for the Giants has been the source of this breakout season.signed a four-year, $44 million deal with San Francisco this past offseason with the intentions of becoming a full-time starter with the team. Given that he was a reliever for the past six years, such commitment was met with a bit of hesitation.No pitcher in the Majors has dropped their velocity this year more than Hicks' 4.5 MPH average decline.
That new pitch has become his second-most valuable weapon, behind his dominant sinker which has also dropped from around 100 to 96 MPH.
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