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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
wellll that sucks. At least we know he didn’t blow it out from overuse. How many arms did Matheny blow out from overuse? They should have been using Hicks more this year. Kept holding him back because it wasn’t a “closer” situation. So they don’t get credit for taking it easy of a young relievers arm.
Rosenthal was never the same but he had a shit ton of miles on that arm when he blew out.
I’m sure DJ/Hamas probably knows but from my non-scientific eyeball test, I was seeing 99mph fastballs instead of the regular 102-103 ones. Wonder if he told coaches there was anything going on?
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He may not have been pitching a lot but it might be better for him to tone it down a little.
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The righthander, in his second year in the majors, has a 2-2 mark with a 3.14 earned run average and 14 saves. Hicks, who by far has thrown more 100 mph pitches than anybody in baseball — he averages 101.1 mph on his sinker — struck out 31 in 28 2/3 innings. He suffered his injury while throwing a slider to strike out David Fletcher of the Los Angeles Angels.
This season, Hicks has thrown 48 of the 50 fastest pitches in the majors, topping out at 104.3 mph against Chicago’s Victor Caratini.
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C-Mart is going to step into the closer's role.