C John 'Jazz' Hicks #5
Tri-City Dust Devils (LAA) A2
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/31/2025
 OA: 42 POT: 42
BNN Index | A2 | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C JOHN 'JAZZ' HICKS #5 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
71 285 76 21 1 8 39 20 60 .267 .313 .432 10 0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 50 50 45 50
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 45
Errors: - 55 50
Arm: 55 50 50
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 55 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 55 Left Field: -
1st Base: 50 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/05/2025 @ ASH Win, 2-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/04/2025 @ ASH Loss, 1-8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/03/2025 @ ASH Win, 1-0 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
09/02/2025 @ MID Loss, 1-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/01/2025 ARK Win, 7-4 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
08/30/2025 ARK Loss, 1-4 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
08/29/2025 @ ERI Win, 9-5 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/28/2025 @ ERI Loss, 7-8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/27/2025 @ ERI Loss, 3-8 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 0
08/26/2025 CC Loss, 3-4 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/31/1989
Born in:Richmond, VA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:230 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:3 Years, 79 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, 79 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
AA 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 33 131 37 7 0 2 17 15 17 22 .282 .369 .382 .751 .348 .099 90
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 31 149 1 1 0 3 0 0 50 9 6 0 100.0 20.1 5.59 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   36 9 2 0 0 3 5 5 6 0 0 0 .250 .341 .306 .647
Versus Right   95 28 5 0 2 14 10 12 16 0 0 1 .295 .380 .411 .790
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   57 21 4 0 0 9 11 8 8 0 0 0 .368 .446 .439 .885
May   11 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432
August   56 12 3 0 2 6 4 7 13 0 0 1 .214 .312 .375 .688
September   7 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
2 Years Ago   85 27 5 1 7 19 16 5 13 3 0 2 .318 .358 .647 1.005
Career   278 85 14 3 10 42 38 26 49 4 0 3 .306 .367 .486 .852
Home   58 20 4 0 2 12 8 5 8 0 0 0 .345 .397 .517 .914
Road   73 17 3 0 0 5 7 12 14 0 0 1 .233 .349 .274 .623
Grass   131 37 7 0 2 17 15 17 22 0 0 1 .282 .369 .382 .751
Day   46 15 1 0 2 4 5 3 9 0 0 0 .326 .367 .478 .846
Night   85 22 6 0 0 13 10 14 13 0 0 1 .259 .370 .329 .699
As Starter   130 37 7 0 2 17 15 16 22 0 0 1 .285 .367 .385 .752
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
A2 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 71 285 76 21 1 8 39 31 20 60 .267 .313 .432 .744 .333 .165 88
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 69 307 0 1 0 5 0 2 123 30 10 3 76.9 38.5 4.74 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   62 13 5 0 2 7 7 7 16 0 0 0 .210 .290 .387 .677
Versus Right   223 63 16 1 6 32 24 13 44 2 0 0 .283 .319 .444 .763
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   68 17 3 0 2 8 9 6 12 0 0 0 .250 .311 .382 .693
June   102 30 7 1 5 20 11 7 27 1 0 0 .294 .336 .529 .866
July   78 20 6 0 1 9 9 5 15 1 0 0 .256 .298 .372 .669
August   25 7 4 0 0 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 .280 .308 .440 .748
September   12 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .231 .250 .481
2 Years Ago   104 38 8 1 5 18 21 9 28 0 0 1 .365 .421 .606 1.027
Career   389 114 29 2 13 57 52 29 88 2 0 1 .293 .342 .478 .820
Home   137 37 10 0 5 20 18 10 27 0 0 0 .270 .320 .453 .772
Road   148 39 11 1 3 19 13 10 33 2 0 0 .264 .306 .412 .718
Grass   139 36 9 1 3 18 12 10 32 2 0 0 .259 .305 .403 .708
Turf   146 40 12 0 5 21 19 10 28 0 0 0 .274 .321 .459 .779
Day   81 21 2 0 3 11 10 5 18 1 0 0 .259 .299 .395 .694
Night   204 55 19 1 5 28 21 15 42 1 0 0 .270 .318 .446 .764
As Starter   283 74 20 1 8 39 30 20 60 2 0 0 .261 .308 .424 .732
As Reliever / Substitution   2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2015 Seattle - MLB 25 17 32 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 18 1 1 .062 .091 .094 .185 -49 -58 -0.3
2016 Detroit - MLB 26 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 292 305 0.1
2017 Detroit - MLB 27 60 173 46 12 0 6 22 25 13 3 1 51 2 1 .266 .326 .439 .766 103 103 0.7
2018 New York - MLB 28 63 208 37 7 1 3 20 23 16 0 0 67 2 0 .178 .237 .264 .501 36 33 -1.2
2019 New York - MLB 29 48 134 26 6 0 5 20 12 10 0 3 45 1 3 .194 .245 .351 .596 65 60 -0.5
2019 Chicago - MLB 29 44 125 27 7 0 4 13 8 10 2 2 41 1 0 .216 .281 .368 .649 81 69 -0.5
2019 Total - MLB 29 92 259 53 13 0 9 33 20 20 2 5 86 2 3 .205 .262 .359 .621 73 64 -1.0
2020 Chicago - MLB 30 23 65 14 1 0 3 7 4 6 1 1 23 0 0 .215 .288 .369 .657 81 76 0.2
Total MLB 256 739 153 35 1 21 83 74 56 6 7 245 7 5 .207 .266 .342 .608 66 61 -1.6
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2011 Clinton - A 21 38 139 43 9 2 2 26 21 5 1 3 17 2 3 .309 .331 .446 .777 100 120 0.7
2012 High Desert - A 22 121 506 158 32 2 15 79 87 28 3 1 73 22 8 .312 .351 .472 .824 96 97 1.3
2013 Amarillo - AA 23 80 296 70 14 1 4 29 40 22 6 2 62 13 4 .236 .301 .331 .632 100 90 0.9
2014 Amarillo - AA 24 53 189 56 10 2 3 27 29 20 0 1 42 6 3 .296 .362 .418 .780 100 132 1.5
2014 Tacoma - AAA 24 28 101 28 2 1 2 20 13 7 2 2 24 1 0 .277 .330 .376 .707 89 92 0.3
2015 Tacoma - AAA 25 83 298 73 15 1 6 35 39 17 0 4 71 9 2 .245 .282 .362 .645 72 72 -0.0
2016 Erie - AA 26 14 49 19 1 1 1 4 7 4 0 1 9 1 0 .388 .426 .510 .936 141 137 0.5
2016 Toledo - AAA 26 70 241 73 20 0 8 42 38 17 3 0 59 3 1 .303 .356 .485 .842 100 132 1.9
2016 St. Paul - AAA 26 9 33 8 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 .242 .265 .394 .659 100 82 0.0
2016 Total - AAA 26 79 274 81 22 0 9 43 39 18 3 0 64 3 1 .296 .346 .474 .820 100 126 2.0
2017 Toledo - AAA 27 52 208 56 10 1 7 35 21 4 1 4 54 5 3 .269 .281 .428 .709 100 93 0.5
2020 Iowa - AAA 30 57 206 55 15 2 4 23 23 18 2 1 54 7 2 .267 .330 .417 .748 109 114 1.3
2021 Tampa - A 31 47 151 51 11 0 17 53 37 27 2 0 33 0 0 .338 .444 .748 1.193 186 166 2.2
2021 Trenton - AA 31 4 13 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .154 .154 .385 .538 38 38 -0.1
2021 Scranton WB - AAA 31 16 60 23 2 0 7 23 14 7 0 0 15 0 0 .383 .448 .767 1.214 237 227 1.2
2022 Scranton WB - AAA 32 107 405 121 22 1 8 56 61 20 5 2 78 0 1 .299 .338 .417 .755 110 112 2.0
2023 Hudson Valley - A 33 40 104 38 8 1 5 18 21 9 1 0 28 0 0 .365 .421 .606 1.027 172 178 1.2
2023 Somerset - AA 33 31 85 27 5 1 7 19 16 5 2 3 13 0 0 .318 .358 .647 1.005 173 172 1.1
2024 Scranton WB - AAA 34 53 165 45 11 0 3 20 24 11 2 1 30 10 1 .273 .324 .394 .718 107 108 1.1
2025 Tri-City - A 35 71 285 76 21 1 8 39 31 20 0 2 60 10 3 .267 .313 .432 .744 94 88 0.4
2025 Rocket City - AA 35 33 131 37 7 0 2 17 15 17 1 0 22 6 0 .282 .369 .382 .751 93 90 0.5
Total IL 131 482 137 32 1 16 78 60 22 4 4 118 8 4 .284 .318 .454 .773 100 112
Total AAA 344 1235 345 67 5 30 177 174 80 11 10 272 27 6 .279 .326 .415 .741 105 106
Total AA 82 278 85 14 3 10 42 38 26 3 4 49 7 0 .306 .367 .486 .852 124 121
Total SL 133 485 126 24 3 7 56 69 42 6 3 104 19 7 .260 .325 .365 .690 100 106
Total A1 168 657 209 43 2 32 132 124 55 5 1 106 22 8 .318 .375 .536 .910 119 114
Total MID 38 139 43 9 2 2 26 21 5 1 3 17 2 3 .309 .331 .446 .777 100 120
Total A2 111 389 114 29 2 13 57 52 29 1 2 88 10 3 .293 .342 .478 .820 115 112
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2011 Clinton - A C 38 0 307 33 3 341 1 .997 0.0 0.00 +0.3 .000 6 43 19 44.2
2012 High Desert - A C 98 0 763 92 11 863 8 .991 0.0 0.00 +1.9 .000 20 106 57 53.8
2013 Amarillo - AA C 79 0 574 62 5 640 4 .994 0.0 0.00 -0.4 .000 17 71 35 49.3
2014 Tacoma - AAA C 28 0 210 17 1 228 1 .996 0.0 0.00 +0.3 .000 0 29 9 31.0
2014 Amarillo - AA C 43 0 286 31 6 318 1 .997 0.0 0.00 +1.1 .000 2 39 17 43.6
2015 Seattle - MLB C 14 10 72 10 1 83 1 .988 88.2 8.32 +1.7 .000 0 10 5 50.0
2015 Tacoma - AAA C 67 0 418 61 4 488 9 .982 0.0 0.00 +1.9 .000 5 75 33 44.0
2015 Tacoma - AAA 1B 11 0 67 5 5 75 3 .960 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Seattle - MLB 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
2015 Tacoma - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Toledo - AAA C 66 0 482 37 5 523 4 .992 0.0 0.00 +0.1 .000 7 61 24 39.3
2016 St. Paul - AAA C 9 0 63 2 0 66 1 .985 0.0 0.00 +0.0 .000 1 7 3 42.9
2016 Erie - AA C 11 0 85 11 0 96 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 +0.1 .000 0 13 4 30.8
2016 Detroit - MLB 1B 1 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Erie - AA 1B 2 0 18 4 3 23 1 .957 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Toledo - AAA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Detroit - MLB C 18 12 119 9 1 131 3 .977 115.1 9.99 +1.1 .000 1 6 2 33.3
2017 Toledo - AAA C 37 0 287 17 1 306 2 .993 0.0 0.00 +0.6 .000 2 43 16 37.2
2017 Detroit - MLB 1B 26 19 164 12 20 178 2 .989 181.0 8.75 -1.0 .000
2017 Toledo - AAA 1B 11 0 83 1 9 84 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Toledo - AAA LF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Toledo - AAA RF 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2018 New York - MLB C 14 14 121 11 0 132 0 1.000 124.0 9.58 +0.4 1.082 0 7 1 14.3
2018 New York - MLB 1B 35 34 249 12 27 261 0 1.000 303.2 7.74 -0.9 .980
2019 New York - MLB C 1 1 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 9.0 8.00 -0.2 .000 1 0 0 0.0
2019 Chicago - MLB C 4 0 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 7.1 14.73 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
2019 New York - MLB 1B 39 35 240 15 17 256 1 .996 312.0 7.36 -0.1 1.017
2019 Chicago - MLB 1B 38 37 277 11 28 288 0 1.000 312.2 8.29 -2.4 .893
2020 Chicago - MLB C 18 16 141 12 3 153 0 1.000 144.0 9.56 +1.3 1.081 0 7 5 71.4
2020 Chicago - MLB 1B 4 3 33 2 3 35 0 1.000 25.0 12.60 +0.3 1.043
2025 Rocket City - AA C 29 28 207 20 1 227 0 1.000 254.2 8.02 -0.2 1.324 2 40 8 20.0
2025 Tri-City - A C 55 54 290 40 3 333 3 .991 473.1 6.27 +1.8 1.253 6 62 18 29.0
2025 Rocket City - AA 1B 4 3 25 5 5 30 0 1.000 27.1 9.88 +0.0 .957
2025 Tri-City - A 1B 15 15 122 8 17 131 1 .992 131.0 8.93 -0.7 .873
TOTAL C 629 135 4444 466 45 4948 38 .992 1216.1 36.33 +11.8 1.220 70 619 256 41.4
TOTAL 1B 186 146 1281 76 134 1365 8 .994 1292.2 9.45 -4.8 .951
TOTAL 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/2008 Drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the 31st round of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft from Goochland HS (Goochland, VA). Did not sign.
06/06/2011 Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 4th round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA).
12/02/2015 Claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Twins from the Seattle Mariners.
04/23/2016 Claimed off waivers by the Detroit Tigers from the Minnesota Twins.
11/27/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $545,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (40).
07/20/2019 Was claimed off waivers by Chicago while with New York.
11/18/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $800,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 35 (35).
11/17/2020 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 35 (35).
01/02/2021 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees organization.
06/13/2021 Was selected to the 2021 A All-Star Game.
11/19/2021 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the New York Yankees organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 40 (40).
11/23/2022 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the New York Yankees organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 35 (35).
08/19/2023 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
11/08/2023 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the New York Yankees organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
11/21/2024 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
03/20/2025 Signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels organization.
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