Comparable Cubs: Kyle Hendricks through the eyes of Greg Maddux

CHICAGO -- Even before he began having success in the big leagues, Chicago Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks heard the comparisons. The results weren’t there yet, but his style closely resembled that of a former Cub and current member of baseball’s Hall of Fame. The ability to make the ball move combined with a thinking man’s approach to pitching. It’s easy to picture Greg Maddux when Hendricks is on the mound.

Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw sees it, too.

“He's kind of like the Greg Maddux of this generation, with his ability to sink the ball, cut the ball, and put him in spots where hitters are enticed to swing at it, but you can't put the barrel on it,” Kershaw said Thursday. “He's…