Hicks was sitting on a patio outside of the Roger Dean Stadium Clubhouse. He held forward his right hand, the one that has the strength of a vice, toward the camera crew that was set up in front of him. Somewhere inside that grip was a baseball. "Can you hit it?" Hicks repeated for a video interview that could be appearing online somewhere soon.
There are All-Stars in this camp who have not received as much media attention as Hicks' triple-digit, sinking two-seamer. No joke. That's what happens when, as a rookie, you became the hardest throwing pitcher in the majors.