March 7, 201610 yr Blake Hickman @BlakeHickman18 2h2 hours ago When you get to throw for the first time in 8 months!!! It's finally here!!
March 20, 201610 yr Author Hickman was being talked about as a top 3 round pick going into the draft. He might be the biggest sleeper in the minors for the Sox. He probably won't have much of an impact just after TJS, but he is a guy who could explode into our top 5 next year.
March 20, 201610 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 20, 2016 -> 04:48 PM) Hickman was being talked about as a top 3 round pick going into the draft. He might be the biggest sleeper in the minors for the Sox. He probably won't have much of an impact just after TJS, but he is a guy who could explode into our top 5 next year. Is he going to be starting? I think Jordan Stephens is a guy that could easily be a top 10 guy too.
March 20, 201610 yr Author QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Mar 20, 2016 -> 04:54 PM) Is he going to be starting? I think Jordan Stephens is a guy that could easily be a top 10 guy too. He will be starting, even if he doesn't right away due to post surgery work load concerns.
March 21, 201610 yr Author Blake Hickman @BlakeHickman18 3h3 hours ago Graduated from 45 feet to 60 feet only now. Slow process but it'll be worth it in the end. #TJsurvivor
March 21, 201610 yr QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Mar 20, 2016 -> 04:54 PM) Is he going to be starting? I think Jordan Stephens is a guy that could easily be a top 10 guy too. That's the guy Nick Capra thinks is as good as Fulmer.
March 21, 201610 yr QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 21, 2016 -> 11:48 AM) That's the guy Nick Capra thinks is as good as Fulmer. More specifically, he thinks he COULD be, is what he said. And I really doubt it. But certainly Hickman is one to keep an eye on, though I'd suggest one shouldn't focus on his 2016 numbers. His goal for this season is just to get stretched back out, gain strength back, and log innings. 2017 will tell you what you've really got. Word is, Hickman will likely be with AZL for most or all of this season. Full season ball would come in 2017.
March 21, 201610 yr QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 21, 2016 -> 11:59 AM) More specifically, he thinks he COULD be, is what he said. And I really doubt it. But certainly Hickman is one to keep an eye on, though I'd suggest one shouldn't focus on his 2016 numbers. His goal for this season is just to get stretched back out, gain strength back, and log innings. 2017 will tell you what you've really got. Word is, Hickman will likely be with AZL for most or all of this season. Full season ball would come in 2017. I asked Nick his thoughts about the former Rice Owl. In true form, Capra replied, “I put him right up there with Fulmer That was from Future Sox. He said the exact same thing at Soxfest when he was asked about under the radar guys. Edited March 21, 201610 yr by Dick Allen
March 21, 201610 yr QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 21, 2016 -> 12:13 PM) I asked Nick his thoughts about the former Rice Owl. In true form, Capra replied, “I put him right up there with Fulmer That was from Future Sox. He said the exact same thing at Soxfest when he was asked about under the radar guys. That's Jordan Stephens, not Blake Hickman. Hickman went to Iowa.
March 21, 201610 yr Capra has talked up Hickman too though, which is what I thought you were getting at.
March 21, 201610 yr Author Blake Hickman @BlakeHickman18 6m6 minutes ago Looking at around August until I'm back into game form. A ton of work has to be put in until that point.
March 21, 201610 yr If Hickman bursts onto the scene this year, the Sox would have a fairly nice stockpile of young starters. Adams (19), Guerrero (21), Stephens (23), Danish (21), Fulmer (22), Clark (22), and Solorzano (19) just to name a few of the better ones.
March 23, 201610 yr Author Blake Hickman @BlakeHickman18 1h1 hour ago Small setback. The process isn't suppose to be easy.
April 22, 20169 yr Author Blake Hickman @BlakeHickman18 1h1 hour ago First day throwing at 75 feet when well. Starting throwing 5 days a week next week. Finally starting to get it going more!
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