It seemed for a while as though Liam Hendriks was a good bet to remain in Chicago, especially in light of the report that he’d set last Thursday as a signing deadline. Instead, the injured former White Sox closer is simply changing the color of his hosiery. The 35-year-old has agreed to a two-year deal with the Red Sox that guarantees him $10 million and carries another $10 million in potential incentives along with a mutual option for a third year.
Hendriks believes he’ll be able to return after the All-Star Break, which is a supremely optimistic timeline given it’d be almost exactly a year from his elbow reconstruction, but Boston should get at least one full season from him.