Kyle Hendricks has been one of the most underrated pitchers in all of baseball throughout his career. The soft-tossing right-hander made his MLB debut in 2014 with the Cubs and has played an integral role in the team’s success since.
Texas drafted Hendricks in the eighth round of the 2011 Draft. Just ahead of the trade deadline a year later, he came to Chicago in the deal that sent veteran hurler Ryan Dempster to Texas.
Hendricks has been terrific since coming to the North Side in that trade. In 162 starts, Hendricks is 63-43 with a 3.