CWS · P

Jordan Hicks

Age 30 B/T R/R 6′2″, 217 lb USA MLB debut 2018

40-man

The White Sox’s roster as it stands late-inning relief · 52 IP · 0.3 WAR in the role
Injured list 2026: Right lat strain (May 23–Jun 21)
Trade read Available at a price: CWS 39% playoff odds; control through 2027.

Keystone Stuff 104 63rd pct

2026 fWAR 0.5

Projected 2027 WAR 0.3 at 61 IP · 0.3 in his 2027 role

Pitching · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB pitchers with 500+ pitches · 888 pitches

Keystone Stuff 104

Keystone Location 86

Keystone Pitching 96

Run value (xRV) +1.34

Strikeout % 29.6%

Walk % 15.3%

Whiff % 28.2%

Chase % 30.0%

Fastball velo 99.2

Extension 6.3 ft

48.0 IP3.94 ERA3.64 FIP 36° arm1 SV

Arsenal & Pitch Lab

Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch

RHP · arm angle 36° · how to read

Pitch	Use	Velo	IVB	HB	Stuff	Loc	Whiff	xRV/100
Sinker46% use	46%	99.1	8.9	+16.3	106	96	14%	+1.40
Sweeper30% use	30%	86.4	−0.4	−7.3	107	81	51%	+0.35
Four-seam21% use	21%	99.4	14.4	+10.7	88	94	29%	+2.83
Splitter3% use	3%	91.2	1.2	+11.0	97	95	54%	+0.19

Pitch idea (fragile)

Built from his own fastball (99.1 mph) plus the typical shape 18 pitchers with his slot (36°) throw: a slider around 89.9 mph, −4.2″ rise, +2.5″ arm-side. On the same model it grades +11 against his sweeper, his weakest pitch of the same kind (+2 to +12 across the production and three cross-fit models), about 118 on his sweeper’s scale; the comps’ own sliders grade 108 at the median, so that sits above 83% of them. The fits disagree, so it isn’t queued.

Most similar pitchers

Pitches like Hicks: same hand, shape, slot and mix

Similarity	Player	Stuff	’26 WAR	’27 proj	2027
59	Abner Uribe MIL · ’00	113	1.6	1.2	Pre-arb
51	Luis Medina ATH · ’99	103	0.9	0.6	Arb
50	Riley O'Brien STL · ’95	107	0.3	0.2	Pre-arb
50	Colin Holderman CLE · ’95	109	0.8	0.3	Arb
49	Camilo Doval SF · ’97	101	0.1	0.3	Arb

Same-handed pitchers nearest on fastball velocity and shape, arm angle, extension, pitch mix, secondary shapes, Stuff, whiff rate and workload. 2026 regulars only.

Pitch locations · 2026

Where each pitch finishes, by batter side

Sinker 46%

54% zone

Sweeper 37%

28% zone

Four-seam 17%

31% zone

Where each pitch finishes, catcher’s view. The bar marks the batter’s side; the box is an average strike zone. Pitches with 40+ thrown to this side.

Contract & projection

Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR

2027 0.3 WAR Guaranteed $12.5M

2028 0.2 WAR Free agent

2029 0.1 WAR Free agent

2030 0.0 WAR Free agent

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Minor leagues

MLB Stats API · public box-score data

SeasonLevel	Level	Team	Age	G	PA / IP	PA / IP ·Line
2026AAA	AAA	Charlotte Knights	29	3	2.2 IP	2.2 IP · 10.13 ERA · 46.2% K · 15.4% BB
2025AAA	AAA	Worcester Red Sox	28	2	1.2 IP	1.2 IP · 10.80 ERA · 18.2% K · 18.2% BB

ABS challenges · 2026

Baseball Savant

As pitcher 0% 0/1 won · 0.0 runs