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Right-hander Jordan Hicks and the San Francisco Giants are in agreement on a four-year, $44 million deal, sources told ESPN, with the plan being to convert him from the bullpen into a full-time starter. Hicks, 27, has experience as a starter, working there almost exclusively in his two minor league seasons and spending eight matches in the rotation with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2022. At 6-foot-2, 220 pounds, he has a starter’s build, and even if his velocity recedes with the move, he will still be among the hardest-throwing pitchers in baseball. A source stated Hicks can also make up to $2 million per year […]