MLB's Angels sign former Cubs pitcher Hendricks to a one-year, $3.5 billion deal

MLB's Angels sign former Cubs pitcher Hendricks to a one-year, $3.5 billion deal

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The Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB) have added a finesse pitcher to bolster their starting rotation for next season.

The Angels signed right-hander Kyle Hendricks, 34, to a one-year contract worth $2.5 million, according to ESPN.

Hendricks made his major league debut in 2014 and played exclusively for the Cubs until this season.

In 276 career games in a Cubs uniform, Hendricks has a 97-81 record with a 3.68 ERA.

In 2016, he had a career-best 16-8 record with a 2.13 ERA, helping the Cubs win the World Series.

This season, he has struggled, 메이저사이트 going 4-12 with a 5.92 ERA in 29 games, including five appearances out of the bullpen.

Hendricks averaged 87.7 miles per hour (141 km/h) on his fastball this season, the slowest among pitchers with more than 2,000 pitches thrown.

However, Hendricks showed flashes of his old dominance on the mound in his final start of the season on Sept. 29 against the Cincinnati Reds, throwing 7 1/3 innings of two-hit ball.