Overview
- Hendricks, whose hire was reported Wednesday by The Athletic and confirmed by multiple outlets, will serve as a special assistant in Detroit’s baseball operations.
- Reports say he will focus on pitching development, including preparation, game planning and pitch usage, in a front-office role rather than as an on-field coach.
- The 36-year-old right-hander pitched 12 MLB seasons with a 3.79 ERA and helped the Cubs win the 2016 World Series.
- His addition reunites him with team leaders Scott Harris and Jeff Greenberg from their Cubs tenure and offers another voice after Gabe Ribas left the pitching development post.
- MLB Trade Rumors notes this aligns with a wider trend of recent players moving into baseball-operations roles to pass current pitching know-how to developing arms.