SF Giants move Hicks to bullpen, bring Birdsong into rotation
Briefly

Manager Bob Melvin announced significant lineup changes for the Giants, moving Jordan Hicks to the bullpen and promoting Hayden Birdsong to start. Despite a record of poor performance, Melvin believes Hicks has been unlucky given his underlying metrics, notably a FIP of 3.48 which suggests better performance despite a high 6.55 ERA. Birdsong's role in the rotation comes as the team tries to find optimal performance, highlighting the fluid nature of baseball lineups and rotations mid-season.
We're just trying to get it right at a particular time. Jordan came in last year and signed here as a starter. We think it's potentially going to make us better.
The surface stats aren't great, but his numbers aren't as bad as they may appear. He's pitched a lot better than maybe his ERA and some numbers would suggest.
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