Chicago Cubs: Kyle Hendricks continues to show Cy Young flashes

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Chicago Cubs hurler Kyle Hendricks has been flirting with greatness. In 2016 he came in third in National League Cy Young voting. He was ninth in 2020. So, what’s it going to take for him to finally get the nod in the Senior Circuit?

There’s a simple answer but the solution to get there isn’t that easy. You see, Hendricks is a case not so much of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as two Professors, Dr. Jekyll and his absent-minded alter ego.

Chicago Cubs: This year is a microcosm of the problem and the potential.

By May 9, after seven starts, Hendricks was 2-4 with a no decision. His ERA sat at 6.23 and his WHIP was a very un-ace-like 1.765. Few of…