Jordan HicksCHW · RP

2026 review

Jordan Hicks missed bats but walked hitters at a high rate, a wild power arm for CHW. Across 53 games and 2 starts he posted a 3.94 ERA and 1.54 WHIP in 48.0 IP over 216 BF, with 4 HR, 1 SV and 10 HLD. Traded to CHW on Feb 1, he missed 31 regular-season days on the 15-day IL from May 21 (right lat strain), returning Jun 21 after a Jun 13 rehab assignment. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 895, taken in 32 of 674 drafts, he finished 759th of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank and 354th of 575 relief pitchers. His 29.6 K% over 216 BF was the 51st highest of 517 pitchers with 100+ BF. His 15.3 BB% over 216 BF was the 11th highest of 517 pitchers with 100+ BF. His sinker climbed from 98.4 mph in Mar-Jun to 99.9 mph in Jul-Sep. He improved after the IL stint, a 5.60 ERA in 17.2 IP before against a 2.97 ERA in 30.1 IP after. His 3.94 ERA ran 1.09 above his 2.85 xERA over 216 BF. By late May the TDK LABS card read him miscast for ratio risk in a hurt bullpen; by Sep it had him as a high-workload arm with strong velocity but no ninth-inning path.