Few players have had a more difficult start to 2024 than Kyle Hendricks. The Cubs righty has been rocked for 24 runs over his first 17 innings. He has surrendered an MLB-high seven home runs. Hendricks has allowed more than a run per inning in each of his first four appearances, only completing five innings once.
After consecutive seasons with an ERA near 5.00 in 2021-22, the veteran sinkerballer rebounded with a strong 3.74 mark. Hendricks had a strong year in 2023, leading the Cubs to exercise a $16.5MM team option for 2024.
There's still plenty of time for him to turn things around, but this clearly isn't the opening the former ERA champ and the Cubs were expecting. Hendricks' recent starts have been against tough offensive teams, contributing to his struggles.
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