Kyle Hendricks Low Velocity Assassin Splooge Thread

[Quality Start Machine]

He's not a free agent until 2021? This just seems unfair.

Hee hee, holy shit... really?  The rest of the National League can suck it.

The names on this roster with less than 2 years of MLB service time...

Good. We've earned the run that is just beginning.

[Quality Start Machine]

DPD.

Be the machine tomorrow, Kyle.

[PenFoe]

Forever Kyle Hendricks.

[Shooter]

Forever Kyle Hendricks.

Should have been at least several more outs Kyle.

[Armchair_QB]

Forever Kyle Hendricks.

[thehawk]

Forever Kyle Hendricks.

and Bump for being a Cy Young Finalist

[Eli]

This is a fun thread to re-read, from us hoping that Hendricks could just be Randy Wells, to Fork saying there's "no reason" to think Arismendy Alcantara won't figure out big-league pitching, to Fork then getting the last laugh by being the only person here to believe in Hendricks from the start.

[Saul Goodman]

This is a fun thread to re-read, from us hoping that Hendricks could just be Randy Wells, to Fork saying there's "no reason" to think Arismendy Alcantara won't figure out big-league pitching, to Fork then getting the last laugh by being the only person here to believe in Hendricks from the start.

I believe the naysayers' healthy skepticism is what propelled him to his current status, so you're welcome, Fork.

[Quality Start Machine]

This is a fun thread to re-read, from us hoping that Hendricks could just be Randy Wells, to Fork saying there's "no reason" to think Arismendy Alcantara won't figure out big-league pitching, to Fork then getting the last laugh by being the only person here to believe in Hendricks from the start.

I believe the naysayers' healthy skepticism is what propelled him to his current status, so you're welcome, Fork.

I like that "Quality Start Machine" went from sarcasm to an apt description.

[SKO]

This is a fun thread to re-read, from us hoping that Hendricks could just be Randy Wells, to Fork saying there's "no reason" to think Arismendy Alcantara won't figure out big-league pitching, to Fork then getting the last laugh by being the only person here to believe in Hendricks from the start.

I believe the naysayers' healthy skepticism is what propelled him to his current status, so you're welcome, Fork.

I like that "Quality Start Machine" went from sarcasm to an apt description.

One of just three pitchers ever I believe to make 30+ starts and never allow more than 4 runs in any of them if I remember my Pat Hughes factoids correctly.

So yeah that ended up being the most accurate nickname of all time.

[CT III]

He....can't be That good? Can he?

Meh. There was a time Cubs fans thought Randy Wells (RIP) was good.

Also, Rich Hill.
Also, Angel Guzman.
Also, Sean Gallagher.
Also, Carmen Pignatiello.
Also, Jae Kuk Ryu.
Also, Sergio Meat Tray.
Also, Frank Beltran.
Also, Todd Wellemeyer.
Also, Jon LeICEster.
Etc., etc., etc...

Rich Hill always sucked.

I can't believe nobody grabbed this Chuckiswrong off the first page.

[SKO]

He....can't be That good? Can he?

Meh. There was a time Cubs fans thought Randy Wells (RIP) was good.

Also, Rich Hill.
Also, Angel Guzman.
Also, Sean Gallagher.
Also, Carmen Pignatiello.
Also, Jae Kuk Ryu.
Also, Sergio Meat Tray.
Also, Frank Beltran.
Also, Todd Wellemeyer.
Also, Jon LeICEster.
Etc., etc., etc...

Rich Hill always sucked.

I can't believe nobody grabbed this Chuckiswrong off the first page.

To be fair I will never under any circumstances acknowledge that Rich Hill was good this year or believe the damnable liberal media and Crooked Hillary's lie that he shut out the Cubs in an NLCS game.

[Bort]

He....can't be That good? Can he?

Meh. There was a time Cubs fans thought Randy Wells (RIP) was good.

Also, Rich Hill.
Also, Angel Guzman.
Also, Sean Gallagher.
Also, Carmen Pignatiello.
Also, Jae Kuk Ryu.
Also, Sergio Meat Tray.
Also, Frank Beltran.
Also, Todd Wellemeyer.
Also, Jon LeICEster.
Etc., etc., etc...

Rich Hill always sucked.

I can't believe nobody grabbed this Chuckiswrong off the first page.

To be fair I will never under any circumstances acknowledge that Rich Hill was good this year or believe the damnable liberal media and Crooked Hillary's lie that he shut out the Cubs in an NLCS game.

These things no more happened than the fictional postseasons in 2005 and 2006.

[Bort]

Over the last calendar year:

29 starts
About 6 IP/start
3.19 ERA
3.37 FIP

I'm guessing there are quite a few teams who would take this guy as a #4 starter and just about any team would take him as a #5. He'll likely never be more than a back end guy but if he can give you 180-190 innings a year, it's valuable.

Yeah I think this is just it. He is what he is and it's what we all say we want him to be (a decent #4). Then we forget all about it and bitch when he gets shelled because we're all idiots, but really every back end starter in baseball gets shelled every now and then and it ain't pretty when it happens. He's not gonna be in a postseason rotation but he's better than Jason Marquis.

DPD. Man, this thread is the gift that keeps on giving. This website is shit for brains.

[SKO]

Over the last calendar year:

29 starts
About 6 IP/start
3.19 ERA
3.37 FIP

I'm guessing there are quite a few teams who would take this guy as a #4 starter and just about any team would take him as a #5. He'll likely never be more than a back end guy but if he can give you 180-190 innings a year, it's valuable.

Yeah I think this is just it. He is what he is and it's what we all say we want him to be (a decent #4). Then we forget all about it and bitch when he gets shelled because we're all idiots, but really every back end starter in baseball gets shelled every now and then and it ain't pretty when it happens. He's not gonna be in a postseason rotation but he's better than Jason Marquis.

DPD. Man, this thread is the gift that keeps on giving. This website is shit for brains.

To be fair, Sahadev actually had a really good article about how Hendricks was a two pitch pitcher who was on his way to getting shelled and maybe losing his rotation spot this May until he started using his fastball and curveball more and turned into Greg Maddux.

But yeah this entire thread is hysterical, especially my own stupidity.