Kyle Hendricks is Now the Cubs Ace, is Still Criminally Underrated
Jon Lester is gone. Yu Darvish is gone. Jake Arrieta is gone (well, the Jake Arrieta is gone). But Kyle Hendricks remains, leading the Chicago Cubs rotation in a more obvious way than he ever has before. Having signed a four-year, $55.5 million extension with the Cubs ahead of the 2020 season, the closest thing the Cubs have to a legitimate and studly homegrown starter is now the clear ace of the staff. Of course, that’s hardly new to most of us. With Hendricks, 31, we’re well past the po...
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