Despite all the other longtime Cubs we’ve seen traded, non-tendered, or allowed to leave sans extension, it’s always felt like Kyle Hendricks would stick around and end his career in Chicago. And though that belief might have been shaken a bit by the notion that Marcus Stroman is likely to return, both Tom Ricketts and Jed Hoyer have spoken publicly about wanting Hendricks back.
Hoyer hinted at something different than just picking up the righty’s club option, indicating that negotiations might have already been in the works on an extension that would keep Hendricks around beyond 2023.