Long time Chicago Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks is signing a 1-year deal with the LA Angels.
According to Darragh McDonald of MLB Trade Rumors “The Professor” Kyle Hendricks is nearing a 1-year deal with the Los Angeles Angels. Kyle Hendricks who made his final start for the Chicago Cubs on September 28th in which he 7.1 innings allowing 2 walks, 2 hits, and didn’t allow a run in a 3-0 victory against the Reds.
In his 11-year career with the Chicago Cubs organization, Hendricks accumulated a 97-81 record with a 3.68 era, and has 1259 K’s in 1580.1 career innings. Hendricks who debuted with the team back in 2014 as a 24-year old was the teams longest tenured player before leaving in free agency.
The 34-year old Hendricks joins an Angels rotation which features names like Tyler Anderson, Reid Detmers, Jack Kochanowicz, Jośe Suarez, and Patrick Sandoval. The Angels rotation last season ranked 20th/30 in Batting Average Against (.246), 26th in ERA (4.57), and 29th in strikeouts (1252, 7.9 per/9, 1.99 K/BB).
Hendricks will most likely slot into the 4-5 spots in the Angels rotation behind a guys like Tyler Anderson or Patrick Sandoval. The Angels will be getting a great veteran pitcher who is a command and control guy who won’t light the radar gun up, but does know how to pitch. Hopefully in his time in LA Hendricks can be a mentor to the young guys in the rotation and find new life to get him back into what made him so dominant.
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