Kyle Hendricks Expected To Miss Beginning Of Season
2 years agoThe Chicago Cubs aren't ready to put starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks (shoulder) on the injured list just yet, but president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said that Hendricks won't be ready for the start of the regular season. Hendricks is feeling great, though, and Hoyer expects him to throw off a mound soon. The 33-year-old right-hander had a capsular tear in his right shoulder in 2022, which kept him from pitching in the second half of the season. When he was healthy for the Cubs in the first half last year, he wasn't good, pitching to a 4.80 ERA (4.82 FIP), 1.29 WHIP and 18.5 percent strikeout rate in 16 starts covering 84 1/3 innings. Never a big strikeout guy, Hendricks has also had ERAs over 4.00 the last two years, and now he's entering the 2023 season behind due to injury.
Source: 670 The Score - Bruce Levine
Source: 670 The Score - Bruce Levine