Will the St. Louis Cardinals’ ‘flame thrower’ be able to dominate the major league stage this year?
The Major League Baseball official website (MLB.com) paid attention to the speed recorded by Jordan Hicks (27), a right-hander in St. Louis, in an exhibition game on the 26th (Korean time).
In an exhibition game against the New York Mets that day, Hicks took the mound with two outs in the top of the 3rd inning, caught Brandon Nemo with a fly out to left field, and got a right-handed hit by lead batter Starling Marte in the top of the 4th inning. succeeded in doing After that, Hicks, who greeted Pete Alonso, threw a sinker with a first pitch of 104.6 miles (168 km) and boasted tremendous speed. In the end, Hicks, who caught Alonso with a pitcher ground ball, finished the game with 1 hit and no runs in 1⅓ innings. Hicks, who appeared 9 times in exhibition games this year, has 3 holds and an ERA of 4.00.
On this day, ‘MLB.com’ described Hicks as a ‘flamethrower’ and said, “With Opening Day just a few days away, St. Louis’ ‘flamethrower’ Hicks seems to have finished his preparations.” Hicks threw a 104.6 mile sinker. “This is Hicks’ fastest velocity since he threw 105 miles (169 km) twice in May 2018.”
On this day, Hicks continued to throw powerful pitches by consistently throwing fastballs. ‘MLB.com said, “Hicks’ sinker averaged 102.4 mph (165 km), which is 3 miles faster than last year’s sinker average speed. His slider average was 88.4 mph (142 km), also up 3.7 mph from last year’s (84.7 mph).” told Expectations are high for Hicks this season, equipped with not only a sinker but also a high-speed slider.
Will Hicks’ role be the winning team this season? “Hicks looks ready to throw high-leverage innings out of the St. Louis bullpen,” predicts MLB.com.
Hicks tried to make a starting switch last year,메이저놀이터 but didn’t get very satisfactory results. His last season record was 3 wins and 6 losses with an ERA of 4.84. In 8 games as a starter, he had 4 losses and an ERA of 5.47, and in 27 games out of the bullpen, he went 3-2 with an ERA of 4.37. His career record was 8-12 with 20 saves and an earned run average of 4.05. Compared to his fastball, it is clear that his report card has left much to be desired. The time has come for him to end his wanderings this year.