May 14, 2015: Philadelphia Eagles signed LB Jordan Hicks to a four-year contract. LOUIS -- Hard-throwing St. Louis Cardinals reliever Jordan Hicks has opted out of playing this season, citing preexisting health concerns. Hicks started the first three games of his junior season at weakside linebacker, but then missed the remainder of the season due to a hip injury. Tayvon Guerrero (MIA) finished 2nd in total pitches (178) and Andres Munoz (SD) in percentage (32.9%)...Had the highest average speed for a sinker at 101.1 MPH, outpacing Aroldis Chapman (NYY) at 100.1 MPH...Made three appearances of 30 or more pitches (4/1 at PIT, 5/19 at TEX & 5/31 vs. CHI)...Was leading all MLB relievers facing opposing right-handed batters in on-base percentage (.167), slugging (.161) and OPS (.328), at the time of his injury...Has only allowed one career Major League home run to a right-handed batter (232nd career RH batter faced), facing Justin Upton (6/22) on the day of his injury before exiting the game two batters later...Recorded eight saves in eight consecutive appearances from 4/7-4/27, the longest streak by a Cardinals pitcher since Trevor Rosenthal ran off 11 in 2015.Made Cardinals Opening Day roster out of Spring Training as a 21-year old, previously not pitching higher than Class-A (Palm Beach)...Made MLB debut on Opening Day at NYM (3/29) pitching a scoreless 7th, recording a double play and striking out Jay Bruce...Posted his first Major League victory vs. CIN (4/21) with a career-high 2.1 scoreless innings...Appeared in team-high 73 games, ranking T-8th among National League pitchers and was the 5th-most by a Cardinals rookie...Recorded 25 Holds, ranking T-5th among National League relief pitchers...Owned the highest average velocity in MLB with his fourseam fastball (100.5 MPH) & two-seam fastball (100.2 MPH), and 2nd-fastest sinker (100.4 MPH), according to Statcast rankings...Led MLB with 659 pitches thrown of 100 mph or faster (51.7% of pitches); with Miami's Tayron Guerrero ranking a distant 2nd with 197...Threw the three fastest pitches in MLB in 2018 (105.1 MPH sinker & 105.0 MPH sinker vs. PHI 5/20 facing Odúbel Herrera; 104.4 MPH sinker at ARI 7/4 facing A.J. Last three appearances of the season all came in relief at Palm Beach (5.0 IP, 0 R, 8 K)... Named to the Midwest League Mid-Season All-Star Team. Pollock) and 7-of-the-10 fastest pitches (all 104.1+ MPH)...Pitched on consecutive days 15 times and on three straight days only once (June 7-9)...Led the Cardinals with 34 inherited runners, allowing 10 to score (29.4%)...Faced 339 total batters, 2nd-most among National League relievers (Gsellman, NYM, 342) and most by a Cardinals rookie reliever since John Frascatore (348 in 1997)...Ranked among NL relief leaders in innings (77.2, T-6th), ground ball percentage (61.7%, 5th) and opponent GIDP's (12, 7th)...Held the opposition to a .257 slugging percentage with only nine extra base hits allowed...Surrendered only two home runs on the season (both to LHB; Jason Heyward 6/16 vs. CHI & Jeimer Candelario 9/7 at DET) averaging 0.23 home runs/9 IP, 4th-best total among N.L. Graduated from Cypress Creek (Texas) High School...Signed his letter of intent to play college baseball at Tulane University...Was recipient of the Joe Ostermeier/Jack Herman Rookie of the Year award for 2018 at the St. Louis BBWAA Awards Dinner along with Jack Flaherty, Harrison Bader, Yairo Muñoz and manager Mike Shildt...Resides in Houston, Texas.Made 29 appearances recording 14 saves before an injury sidelined him from June 23 through the end of the season...Exited the game vs. LAA (6/22) originally diagnosed as a right triceps cramp after recording four outs. Team: St. Louis Cardinals (majors, restricted list) Born: September 6, 1996 in Houston, TX us Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft from Cypress Creek HS (Houston, TX).. High School: Cypress Creek HS (Houston, TX)
Rated as the No. 100 batters faced)...Led all Cardinals relief pitchers with 70 strikeouts; 6th-most by a Cardinals rookie relief pitcher...His seven blown save opportunities ranked T-3rd in the National League (Boxberger & Bradley - 8) and were 2nd-most by a Cardinals rookie trailing Todd Worrell (10 in 1986)...Made seven relief appearances of 2.0 or more innings, tied for the team lead...Blanked the Dodgers for 2.0 IP on 9/16, throwing single-game high 34 pitches in lone appearance of homestand. Graduated from Cypress Creek (Texas) High School...Signed his letter of intent to play college baseball at Tulane University...Was recipient of the Joe Ostermeier/Jack Herman Rookie of the Year award for 2018 at the St. Louis BBWAA Awards Dinner along with Jack Flaherty, Harrison Bader, Yairo Muñoz and manager Mike Shildt...Resides in Houston, Texas.
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