Right-hander Jordan Hicks and the San Francisco Giants are in agreement on a four-year, $44 million contract, a source familiar with the deal tells ESPN. Hicks, 27, is expected to work as a starter after spending the majority of his career in the bullpen.
Despite having that weapon, Hicks has at times struggled to put all the pieces together. But he excelled in 2023, posting a 3.29 ERA and a 3.22 FIP and accruing 1.1 fWAR in 65.2 innings for the St. Louis Cardinals and Toronto Blue Jays.
Perhaps the Giants just think Hicks will work well as a starter, or perhaps they see something in his repertoire that they can focus on, as they did when they brought Kevin Gausman into the fold. Hicks primarily throws his triple-digit sinker and four-seamer, paired with a mid-80s sweeper. But he'll occasionally throw a slider, which was a staple of his arsenal early in his career, and he has a changeup that he can break out every now and again too.
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