When the Chicago Cubs send right-hander Kyle Hendricks to the mound, fans know the class is about to be in session. Great news for the Cubs, not so good for the visiting or hosting team at the time.
Since making his big league debut, Hendricks has shown signs of a true-ace. In a trade with the Texas Rangers, Theo Epstein managed to reel in the Dartmouth graduate in exchange for Christian Villanueva and Ryan Dempster. Villanueva is a current third baseman for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan.
Dempster, on the other hand, was nearing the end of his Major League career but eventually returned to the Cubs in another way.