Scottsdale, Arizona – A little Sunday frustration apart, the right -hander Jordan Hicks likes where he is in the spring. Especially when he can draw from three -digit heat when he wants.
Hicks granted three points out of 2,2/3 innings while the Giants of Spliss-Squad beat the Padres de San Diego at the Scottsdale stadium, 7-4, leaving in the third round after having failed to record a single but return to the fourth round and completed its strong outing. The right-hander launched 62 locations in total, seated in the beach of 95-97 MPH and touching 100 MPH twice. Aside from the results, Hicks feels stronger than him at this stage last spring.
“It’s 60 locations there and I had the impression that I could have continued and it was only my third departure – second real departure with the fans and everything,” said Hicks.
On the subject of the speed, the Hicks separator sat in the 88-89 MPH range on Sunday against the paadres. Last season, the Hicks separator succeeded at 84.3 MPH. Of the 373 separators that Hicks launched last season, only eight were launched at least 88 mi / h.
“I think it’s a little firmer, and it comes with everything else,” said Hicks. “Adding bikes on the quick ball will add my separator. … It is a healthy increase in the speed of the separators whenever I increase my quick ball. »»
Hicks had a fairly at the end of its afternoon, launching two effective non-purpose rounds and leaving the accounts of the strikers. The third round, however, became a bit of a squirely.
The frame started with consecutive singles from Tyler Wade and Eguy Rosario, neither being struck so hard. With the runners of the first and third, Hicks pulled a lead to Connor Joe who missed inside and timed at 100 MPH – a sudden speed peak since Hicks was seated in the 95-96 MPH range. The three -digit radiator of Hicks forced the launcher coach JP Martinez to visit Hicks on the mound to calm him down.
“I shouldn’t have let this frustrate so much and continue to go to the next ground,” said Hicks.
Hicks couldn’t get out of trouble. Joe doubled in a race, then Hicks offered the Padres a race on a wilderness of 100 mph. Gurriel led to Joe with a double of his own, Elias Días made a walk and it was the end of the Channel of Hicks. The right -hander Ryan Watson, a minor league lifter, entered Hicks and recorded three consecutive defects, but the damage was caused.
Five strikers. Three points. No withdrawals.
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