Years from now, when we look back on this era of Chicago Cubs baseball, maybe then we’ll realize just how reliable Kyle Hendricks has been. Since making his big league debut with the team back in 2014, you’ve never had to wonder what you were going to get every fifth day.
He’s done all this despite lacking the overpowering velocity that most team’s aces boast. Instead, he’s thrived on the tactics long employed by a former Cubs ace, Greg Maddux, in control and movement.
This week, MLB.com had a team of writers pen a piece on the game’s nastiest changeups – and you can be sure Hendricks’ name showed up on said list.