Five years ago today, Grant Brisbee, the creator of this website (that I ruined in less than a year), wrote an article about the Giants’ non-roster invitee turned temporary starting second baseman, Brandon Hicks, pondering if the 28 year old’s hot start was sustainable.
For context, the Giants had lost playoff hero Marco Scutaro to a back injury that would eventually end his career and Joe Panik was still in the minor leagues. Hicks made the team out of spring training and had an .879 OPS through his first 19 games, which included a pinch-hit home run in his first plate appearance.