The Cubs have released righty Jim Henderson, Jesse Rogers of ESPNChicago.com tweets. The veteran was in camp on a minor-league deal.
Henderson had an opt-out opportunity coming up next Wednesday, but the club had obviously already made up its mind. He struggled through 4 2/3 innings this spring, allowing five runs on seven hits and five walks while recording three strikeouts.
The veteran reliever had shown renewed signs of life last year, when he pitched 35 innings for the Mets. While he ended up with a 4.11 ERA, he showed a 93 mph+ fastball and notched 10.3 K/9 to go with 3.6 BB/9. Henderson also coughed up too many dingers and missed significant time with a biceps injury, though, which helps to explain why he wasn’t able to secure a 40-man spot over the offseason.
Chicago pared back its bullpen group rather significantly today. Other hurlers moved out of MLB camp were righties Jake Buchanan and Alec Mills, who were optioned, as well as non-roster invitees Williams Perez, Dylan Floro, and David Rollins.
Good. Didn’t want to ever see him stinking up the pen.
Oh, and let me get the obligatory “But at least he’s been in the MLB, what have you ever done?” nonsense response out of the way for the slow members who comment on here.
Good burn on yourself mate
Amen
At least he’s played in the majors, what have you ever done?
shut up
You
Is this where I leave an obnoxious and unoriginal comment about the Cubs, like you feel the need to do on every single Pirates article? I’d rather be called “slow” than be predictable and boring.
Okay, I’ve waited long enough. I’ll throw in the obligatory Twins, Angels, Rangers let’s do this comment.
Terry Collins Logic:
Have Jim Henderson (who just had major shoulder surgery) throw about 35 pitches on a cold April night game. He gets hit hard and the Mets lose.
The next day, (a day game) use Henderson in a tied game in the 7th inning. Predictably, he allowed the first three guys to reach base.
It’s called the Leathersich treatment. Wally Backman did a similar thing with Jack on the Mets’ AAA Vegas team.
Gee when they signed him Theo was an expert
Link to that assessment authored by ANYONE in ANY forum?
Depth move. GM’s make tons and tons of moves that they think will never ever pan out. But sometimes they do. And so they just make these moves. Y’all sound like a bunch of whiny turds. Shut up