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Cubs Place Kyle Hendricks On DL, Select Contract Of Seth Frankoff

By Steve Adams | June 8, 2017 at 6:22pm CDT

6:22pm: Left-hander Brett Anderson has been moved to the 60-day disabled list to clear a spot on the roster for Frankoff. There’s been no setback for Anderson, ESPN’s Chicago’s Jesse Rogers notes (Twitter link). However, Anderson’s already been on the shelf for roughly a month and wouldn’t be ready to return within 60 days of his initial DL placement.

4:23pm: The Cubs have place right-hander Kyle Hendricks on the 10-day disabled list due to tendinitis in his right hand and selected the contract of fellow right-hander Seth Frankoff from Triple-A, the team announced to reporters (Twitter links via Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune).

Left-hander Mike Montgomery will start tomorrow in place of Hendricks, whose DL stint is expected to be rather minimal, per Gonzales. The team will announce a corresponding 40-man roster move before tonight’s game but did not provide one at this time.

Hendricks, 27, was one of the front-runners for the NL Cy Young Award last season and finished third on the ballot, but he’s been unable to replicate last season’s magical performance to date. Through 61 2/3 innings this year, he’s pitched to a 4.09 ERA while both his K/9 rate (7.4) and BB/9 rate (3.1) have trended in the opposite direction relative to last year’s excellent marks (8.1 and 2.1, respectively). Hendricks has seen his fastball velocity plummet from 87.6 mph all the way to 85.6 mph in 2017, and he’s seen significant declines in his swinging-strike rate as well as his rate of throwing first-pitch strikes. It’s not clear if the current hand issue how significantly, if at all, the current hand issue has impacted him this year.

As for the 28-year-old Frankoff, he’ll make his MLB debut the first time he steps onto the mound. The longtime A’s farmhand spent the 2016 season with the Dodgers and is in the midst of his first season with the Cubs organization. A former 27th-round pick (2010), Frankoff had a nice year in the Dodgers’ minor league ranks in 2016 and is enjoying the best season of his pro career with Chicago’s Triple-A affiliate so far. In 11 games (nine starts, two relief appearances), he’s totaled 55 1/3 innings of 2.77 ERA ball with 9.6 K/9, 2.4 BB/9 and a 53.7 percent ground-ball rate. Though he’s worked primarily as a starter in Iowa, he’ll head for the Cubs’ bullpen for the time being.

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48 Comments

  1. chitown311

    8 years ago

    This day just keeps getting worse and worse for Cubs fans

    Reply
    • seamaholic 2

      8 years ago

      Well, since you haven’t had one (a bad day) since Schwarber broke his leg last April, you’re due.

      — Signed, fans of all other baseball teams

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      • themed

        8 years ago

        Yes finally!

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        • chesteraarthur

          8 years ago

          Best fans in baseball! Stay classy…

          Reply
    • Cachhubguy

      8 years ago

      Not so bad. Baez is just as good at shortstop and a 10 day DL stint is nothing. Go watch game 7. Cheers me up every time.

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      • themed

        8 years ago

        Yeah it’s not like you have anything else to watch in the last 100 years. They are still losers!

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        • jdgoat

          8 years ago

          Imagine typing this

          Reply
        • JKB 2

          8 years ago

          Haha losers? They are World Champions loser. Deal with it

          Reply
        • chesteraarthur

          8 years ago

          awww, your life must be so sad

          Reply
        • steven moldthan

          8 years ago

          Don’t be bitter…LMAO

          Reply
      • Aaron Sapoznik

        8 years ago

        Watching game 7 doesn’t cheer me up nearly as much at it should have. I have Joe Maddon to thank for that and his managing has only become more questionable since his less than stellar performance in the 2016 postseason.

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        • Logjammer D"Baggagecling

          8 years ago

          Hendricks should have at least finished the 6th inning. Lester should have started fresh at the most Chapman pitches only the 9th. It worked out in the end. I love watching game 7 but game 6 NLCS is still my favorite. It was the night the curse ended.

          Reply
    • Djones246890

      8 years ago

      Lol. Not really. This team is deeper than the Atlantic Ocean. And they have arguably the best front office in sports. Whatever the teams needs, they’ll go out and get it.

      Reply
      • stl_cards16 2

        8 years ago

        Yes, so deep they just called up Seth Frankoff. Their pitching depth is dreadful. Luckily, there’s not anyone in the division that can threaten them this year. But they have got to do something about that pitching.

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        • Mikel Grady

          8 years ago

          Sign Darvish cueto . Trade for sonny gray and archer. Fixed

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        • wants to be a GM

          8 years ago

          Wow, that easy.

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        • JKB 2

          8 years ago

          Boy those bitter Cardinals fans ….

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        • Caseys Partner

          8 years ago

          DARVISH

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        • stl_cards16 2

          8 years ago

          If you can’t see the Cubs pitching depth isn’t good, you’re the homer here, not me.

          I have no problem with the Cubs, it’s more of a geographic rivalry than a baseball rivalry. I gave many good friends that are Cub fans. Them winning the World Series was no different to my fandom than 28 other teams.

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        • Los Calcetines Rojos

          8 years ago

          damn, with what prospects are they going to get Gray AND Archer with? They have maybe 5 prospects that can be coupled in a package for both of those names and if you want both you can most definitely kiss Baez or Happ and the IF depth goodbye.

          I’ll ignore the fact Cueto and Darvish will both easily clear the 100mm mark this offseason and ask the Dodgers if dishing contracts out left and right works

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        • steven moldthan

          8 years ago

          The Cardinals have an elite entitlement mentality. They will be humbled by years of the Cubbies DOMINATING them into submission.

          Reply
        • themed

          8 years ago

          You mean like the Cardinals have dominated the cubs the last twenty years?

          Reply
      • bigkempin

        8 years ago

        So deep that their farm system is ranked around league average, They have a couple highly regarded position players but their depth in pitching is terrible.

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      • themed

        8 years ago

        This team is about done along with there delusional dynasty they were suppose to have.

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        • srechter

          8 years ago

          Damn, it’s that easy? I wonder why teams just don’t go get the best players available all the time? It’s so obvious!

          Reply
        • Mikel Grady

          8 years ago

          Cubs watching Yankees and dodgers do it. That’s how free agency works. No salary cap so Cubs are high bidders for cueto and darvish. Tv deal coming soon so money not a problem. Arrieta, Montero

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        • chesteraarthur

          8 years ago

          Well, themed, at least you have hope!

          Reply
        • frankiegxiii

          8 years ago

          Isn’t that what the cubs just did?

          Reply
        • themed

          8 years ago

          They’re done! 1 and gone!

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        • Logjammer D"Baggagecling

          8 years ago

          I’d take a chance on Darvish but before that trade for archer. They are deep enough to not trade anyone from the 25 man roster. It would start with Eloy Jimenez.
          Darvish would have to be incentives heavy. 4 and 80with an opt out after 2 years and incentives from K’s to IP and games started and won. Cy young awards. Etc. No pitcher should ever be offered more than 5 years.
          I wouldnt touch Cueto

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  2. 37santobanks

    8 years ago

    I had never heard of Frankoff until just now, but he does have pretty decent numbers in Iowa. With Jake not being the Jake of years past, Anderson being Anderson’s injured self, and Lackey getting shelled every time out, it’s nice to have a little hope that someone can maybe help stabilize the rotation. I don’t want to see another Gleyber have to get traded just to shore up the rotation.

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    • beaubeadreaux

      8 years ago

      The only person that is of Torres’s caliber in the minors left is Eloy. Candelario might get a back end starter. The allegations regarding Russell will likely take them out of any trades from their MLB roster as well. No way Baez will be getting moved any time soon, which is 100% fine by me

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      • JKB 2

        8 years ago

        Baez was never getting moved despite what some moron reporters print Jed Hoyer made that clear last month

        Reply
    • tim815

      8 years ago

      The Cubs need more pitching in their pipeline. Adbert Alzolay, Dylan Cease, and Trevor Clifton are names to know for the future.

      A key thought for the season. Will Davis and Arrieta provide more value in 2017 through October, or as trade pieces for the future?

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      • Djones246890

        8 years ago

        They’re gonna go out and buy pitching, eventually.

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      • stl_cards16 2

        8 years ago

        Why would the Cubs consider trading them? They are trying to win a World Series, not play fantasy baseball.

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      • Mikel Grady

        8 years ago

        Dela Cruz and underwood as well

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  3. nailz#4life

    8 years ago

    Peavy time ???!

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    • thegreatcerealfamine

      8 years ago

      LOL!

      Reply
  4. CubsFanForLife

    8 years ago

    Buying, buying, buying. This kid is legit.

    1
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    • metseventually

      8 years ago

      He’s 28. Not a kid anymore.

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    • chitown311

      8 years ago

      Still feel that way? LMFAO

      Reply
  5. Aaron Sapoznik

    8 years ago

    Just what the Cubs don’t need, a starting pitcher going down. After the Colorado series the Cubs have 17 of their next 20 games on the road. I’m thinking they may need to be pro-active in the trade market for starting pitching and because of the impending free agency of Jake Arrieta and John Lackey they will need to target a controllable arm. Only the A’s Sonny Gray and the White Sox Jose Quintana are currently available for trade. Others may become available as the deadline approaches but can the Cubs afford to wait that long with no help down at AAA?

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    • themed

      8 years ago

      No. Can’t wait. There done!

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      • chesteraarthur

        8 years ago

        themed, are you like 12? I sincerely hope you are not an adult, that would just be sad.

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    • thegreatcerealfamine

      8 years ago

      Unless they trade a couple on the big club. They won’t have what it takes to pull a trade for anyone of that caliber!

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      • biasisrelitive

        8 years ago

        I think they have it takes I don’t think they will be wanting to give it up. but with jeminez as the top piece with Candelario avd a couple other prices they could go get those guys

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    • Los Calcetines Rojos

      8 years ago

      The only way they get someone of a Gray, Quintana, or even Darvish quality, is if they dish out the last remaining high profile guys in the minors a la Eloy and Cease. Candelario isn’t exactly a high profile guy but more of a solid prospect in a deal. With club control and $ in the equation, it would most likely take all 3 of them to land Gray or Q

      I’d imagine the Cubs prefer to trade Candy, or guys along the lines of Underwood, for someone like Hellickson or Holland

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