In a recent game, Jordan Hicks showed a notable drop in pitch velocity and spin rates, prompting speculation about a potential injury. However, Giants manager Bob Melvin suggested Hicks simply had an off day and managed to contribute five innings despite his diminished performance. This type of fluctuation is not uncommon among high velocity pitchers, who often experience decrease before stabilizing. Melvin's comments imply that Hicks wanted to prove his reliability and maintain his rotation spot, despite not being at his best during the outing.
During the course of a season you just don't get loose... He felt fine... pitched completely different without the velo, and found a way to give us 5 innings.
A lot of high velocity pitchers start high and trend down... Hicks did this last season too... usually leads to a late scratch if there is a legitimate, strong injury concern.
This definitely seems like Jordan Hicks got out of bed feeling bad but didn't want to further jeopardize his rotation spot by sitting out a game.
I'm a big Star Trek: The Next Generation fan... Frakes was forced to do a director's boot camp, while still doing his job as Commander Riker.
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