The San Francisco Giants are getting some vintage performances from a future Hall of Famer this spring training.

On the topic of velocity, Hicks’ splitter sat in the 88-89 mph range on Sunday against the Padres. Last season, Hicks’ splitter clocked in at 84.3 mph. Of the 373 splitters that Hicks threw last season, only eight were thrown at least 88 mph.

The San Francisco Giants have spent the past few years hovering around mediocrity, finishing with 80, 79, and 81 wins over the last three seasons. Despite some notable offseason moves under new president of baseball operations Buster Posey,

The San Francisco Giants are looking for pitching to emerge throughout spring training, and one of their top prospects just keeps on impressing.