This past week, while on the road trip, Cardinals closer Bud Norris pulled rookie Jordan Hicks aside to give him a small suggestion, to as Hicks would say Thursday “show me the ropes.”
The 33-year-old Norris and 21-year-old Hicks have been thrust together as the unexpected closer and hotshot rookie of the Cardinals’ bullpen, and while both are learning new roles, new demands, and, really, a new team, the veteran is also trying to help the youngster navigate a level of baseball he’s never come to before. So, Norris had a suggestion for Hicks, and he pulled him aside privately to make it.