Jordan Hicks began his Major League Baseball career with lofty expectations. One of the top prospects in the St. Louis Cardinals system and a top-100 prospect in the sport, Hicks hit the Bigs in 2018 at age 21,

Hayden Birdsong showed the San Francisco Giants brass why he belongs in the starting rotation in their 3-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. In

The early returns from the Giants’ recent rotation swap certainly seem promising. Hayden Birdsong, who made his first start of the season after replacing Jordan Hicks in the starting five, allowed onl

The Giants are still quite far from turning these young, superlative fastballs into sustainable success but the early signs are promising.

Not only were Zebby Matthews, Mick Abel and Noah Cameron called up, finding varying degrees of success, but the Giants also announced that flamethrower Hayden Birdsong would be shifting from the bullpen to the starting rotation.

And now, Melvin’s list of options includes one more high-leverage reliever: Jordan Hicks, who struggled in his time as a starter but has a long track record as one of the game’s best short-burst pitchers, racking up 33 career saves and a 3.73 ERA out of the bullpen.

In a strategic move, the Giants' Hayden Birdsong transitions from bullpen to starter, leading the team to a 3-2 victory over the Royals.

Kris Bubic threw seven scoreless innings, losing a no-hit bid in the sixth on an official scoring change, and Vinnie Pasquantino hit a two-run homer in the eighth as the Kansas City Royals got past th