Kyle Hendricks
34-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
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WHIP
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Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Hendricks got a delayed start to his 2023 campaign due to a shoulder strain he sustained in July of the previous season. The veteran debuted in May and ended up tossing 137 innings across 24 starts. He ultimately posted a 3.74 ERA, which was a step down from his 3.48 career mark but a step forward from the 4.80 ERA he recorded in 2022. Per usual, Hendricks continued to pitch to contact, as he recorded only 93 strikeouts across those 137 innings. The righty has now posted a K/9 below 8.0 in each of the last seven seasons. While Hendricks can make that work to some degree in real life, it does limit his fantasy upside. Heading into his age-34 season, Hendricks should once again be a key cog in Chicago's rotation, likely slotting in behind Justin Steele and possibly Jameson Taillon. Hendricks figures to be fairly consistent if he stays healthy and can provide some value to fantasy managers in the right matchups, though keep expectations in check due to his advancing age and low strikeout totals. Read Past Outlooks
Likely to slot in second
Hendricks appears to be lined up to start Chicago's second game of the regular season, behind Opening Day starter Justin Steele, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The southpaw Steele has emerged as the team's definitive ace, but the rotation gets a little more jumbled after that. Hendricks makes sense in the No. 2 spot, particularly as a veteran righty with Shota Imanaga, Jordan Wicks and possibly Drew Smyly joining Steele as left-handed starting options. Hendricks won't wow with strikeouts, though he's a steady pitcher who recorded a solid 3.74 ERA across 24 starts last season, giving him some fantasy appeal in the right matchups.
The southpaw Steele has emerged as the team's definitive ace, but the rotation gets a little more jumbled after that. Hendricks makes sense in the No. 2 spot, particularly as a veteran righty with Shota Imanaga, Jordan Wicks and possibly Drew Smyly joining Steele as left-handed starting options. Hendricks won't wow with strikeouts, though he's a steady pitcher who recorded a solid 3.74 ERA across 24 starts last season, giving him some fantasy appeal in the right matchups.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-5%
BAA vs LHP
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .250 | 90 | 32 | 113 | 18 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .264 | 69 | 19 | 110 | 10 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .225 | 53 | 16 | 63 | 6 | |||
2023vs Right | .286 | 40 | 11 | 75 | 7 | |||
2022vs Left | .291 | 37 | 16 | 50 | 12 | |||
2022vs Right | .226 | 29 | 8 | 35 | 3 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-15%
ERA on Road
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Since 2022Home | 4.46 | 1.31 | 119.0 | 7.0 | 1.8 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.78 | 1.15 | 102.1 | 5.8 | 2.4 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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2023Home | 4.16 | 1.32 | 71.1 | 6.7 | 1.6 | ||||
2023Away | 3.29 | 1.08 | 65.2 | 5.5 | 1.9 | ||||
2022Home | 4.91 | 1.30 | 47.2 | 7.6 | 2.1 | ||||
2022Away | 4.66 | 1.28 | 36.2 | 6.4 | 3.2 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Kyle Hendricks compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.44K/9
6.1BB/9
1.8HR/9
0.9Fastball
87.7 mphERA
3.74WHIP
1.20BABIP
.299GB/FB
1.57Left On Base
66.1%Exit Velocity
79.4 mphBarrels/BBE
4.8%Spin Rate
2107 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.6%Swinging Strike
9.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Working on contract extension
Hendricks' representation and the Cubs are working on a contract extension that would keep the pitcher with the team beyond 2024, Bruce Levine of 670 The Score reports.
ANALYSIS
It's been reported previously that the Cubs would pick up Hendricks' $16 million club option for 2024, but it sounds like they'd like to keep the veteran right-hander in the fold longer than that. What an extension might look like from a dollars and years perspective isn't clear. Hendricks missed most of 2022 with a shoulder issue and will turn 34 in December, but he was effective in 2023, holding a 3.74 ERA in 137 innings of work.
It's been reported previously that the Cubs would pick up Hendricks' $16 million club option for 2024, but it sounds like they'd like to keep the veteran right-hander in the fold longer than that. What an extension might look like from a dollars and years perspective isn't clear. Hendricks missed most of 2022 with a shoulder issue and will turn 34 in December, but he was effective in 2023, holding a 3.74 ERA in 137 innings of work.
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Hendricks' pitch-to-contact style has seemingly caught up with him the last two season. After registering a then career-worst 4.77 ERA in 2021, he posted a 4.80 ERA in 2022 before getting shut down in August with a capsular tear in his shoulder. The righty ultimately made 16 starts, logging 84.1 innings and striking out 65 batters. That equates to a 7.04 K/9, which is in line with his 7.40 K/9 career mark. In an era where pitchers have consistently thrown harder with an emphasis on missing bats, Hendricks has always been an exception. He had plenty of success prior to 2021, so it will be interesting to see if he can regain that form once he's healthy. It's possible that the league has figured out Hendricks, but fantasy managers can likely take a chance on him at a discount in drafts.
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Results not there yet
Hendricks, who allowed three runs over 3.1 innings in a Cactus League game against the Diamondbacks on Friday, now has a 7.56 ERA this spring.
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Ramping up earlier this spring
Hendricks, who threw a bullpen session Saturday, is ramping up earlier this spring compared to last year, when he was returning from a shoulder injury, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.
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Club option picked up
The Cubs exercised Hendricks' $16 million club option for 2024 on Sunday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.
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Coughs up three runs
Hendricks allowed three runs on five hits and three walks over 4.1 innings in Friday's loss to Milwaukee. He struck out two and did not factor in the decision.
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Takes loss Thursday
Hendricks (6-8) allowed three runs (one earned) on seven hits across six innings to take the loss Thursday against the Pirates. He walked two and struck out five.
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