Extend Hendricks?

[DMT]

12-team mixed pitching categories are W+QS, Saves, ERA, Whip, Ks

I have him at $2 can extend to $7 for 2018 & 2019. Mathematically, $12 is the tipping point. If he earns more, extending is the right call in terms of total profit. If he earns less, then extending is the wrong call.

I'm leaning towards a 1-year extension but my Cubs allegiance may be influencing my decision. And he's been great this spring.

[revo]

I really have a hard time extending any pitcher past one year. So my call would be for only one year.

[Gregg]

12-team mixed pitching categories are W+QS, Saves, ERA, Whip, Ks

I have him at $2 can extend to $7 for 2018 & 2019. Mathematically, $12 is the tipping point. If he earns more, extending is the right call in terms of total profit. If he earns less, then extending is the wrong call.

I'm leaning towards a 1-year extension but my Cubs allegiance may be influencing my decision. And he's been great this spring.

Cubs homer or not (and I understand) giving a year is the right and good thing to do.

[Judge Jude]

in this case I would do the one-year extension as well

[Sour Masher]

I'm at odds with most here in that I have no problem extending pitchers past one year, but the caveat is that I most often only feel comfortable doing so with really top end arms. I think it is foolish to leave so, so much value on the table by not extending a really elite guy like Kershaw and Kluber (I extended them both multiple years back in the day, and my only regret was I didn't go longer). But in a 12 team mixed league, I'm probably not extending any pitchers that don't have top 10-15 SP upside. I don't think Hendricks has that, so I'd just take my profits on him in a league that size. Unless you can keep like 20 players, chances are you will have other good keeper options next year.

[senorsheep]

Guys who succeed by outpitching their peripherals make me nervous, especially when those peripherals are trending downwards, as was the case with Hendricks from 2016 to 2017. Kudos to him for stringing together some successful seasons regardless, but how much longer can he keep it going? A 1-year extension wouldn't be disastrous, but I'd probably be content to just keep him at $2 this year and enjoy the profit.

[Pauly]

I agree with Mr. sheep...keep the $$ for the draft and take your profit.

[DMT]

Three yeas and three nays. Back to the coin!

[Pauly]

In a 12 team mixed, a guy like Hendricks simply isnt a high impact pitcher. Yea he is good but you wont be kicking yourself because he turned into clayton kershaw overnight and you didnt extend him a year. Just be practical

[Gregg]

It is the addition of QS to W that makes me want to extend him a year. He had 24 starts with 7 wins and 14 QS with only 24 starts last year. He will (hopefully) start 30 games. His wins are projected at 13 did not see projected QS but I expect more than last year.

Scherzer had 22, Kershaw 20 QS last year.

[fuhrdog]

I agree with Mr. sheep...keep the $$ for the draft and take your profit.

Agree..if he loses any off his fastball he could go south rather quickly.

[Gregg]

Agree..if he loses any off his fastball he could go south rather quickly.

With a fastball in the mid to upper 80's and sinker about the same he is more Maddux like than Randy Johnson. He has a great defense behind him. I am not very concerned about him losing any off his fastball.

In the event that DMT would need to trade Hendricks, he will get more for him if he is not a dead contract. I would be on board for not extending if he was $7 going to $12. But $2 going to $7 is a pretty easy choice for me.

[DMT]

With a fastball in the mid to upper 80's and sinker about the same he is more Maddux like than Randy Johnson. He has a great defense behind him. I am not very concerned about him losing any off his fastball.

In the event that DMT would need to trade Hendricks, he will get more for him if he is not a dead contract. I would be on board for not extending if he was $7 going to $12. But $2 going to $7 is a pretty easy choice for me.

Yea, and I have his jersey.