Randle McMurphy wrote:Schad wrote:I'm not the biggest fan of Hicks, who hasn't gotten the greatest results despite his stuff. At the same time, the Cardinals -- who used to be regarded as one of, if not the best pitching development teams in baseball -- have really struggled in recent years to get the most out of their high-octane arms, and Hicks has utterly ludicrous stuff. It's not merely that he throws 102, he throws 102 and gives up very little power, which is a great combination.
He has no clue where his pitches are going but there’s value in having a guy like this to blow teams away when you really need a strikeout late in a game. He is both incredibly hard to make contact off and square up. Would be better if we had a manager that knew how to use him properly though.
Definitely bring Hicks in with no base runners. Inheriting base runners and prone to walks is gonna be disastrous