If you read my articles all winter and listened to the VEB podcast, you’ll know that I was high on Drew VerHagen coming into the season. But don’t worry - I’m not going to take a victory lap. That would be disingenuous since I was also high on Jordan Hicks. So, hey, I guess you win some and you lose some.
There’s still time for Hicks to turn things around however unlikely that seems as he’s only thrown 5 2⁄3 innings so far this year. But that’s the last thing I’ll say about Hicks because this article is all about Drew VerHagen, a reliever who has completely turned things around after a catastrophic 2022 season.