The Chicago Tribune reports that Cubs pitching coach Chris Bosio will lobby for 23-year-old prospect Kyle Hendricks to get a shot at a rotation spot out of spring training next season. While Hendricks is expected to begin the year at Triple-A Iowa, Bosio suggested the young control artist could be ready for the majors, saying, "What's to say he couldn't be a fourth or fifth starter? That's what spring training is going to be for."
Hendricks went 13-4 with a 2.00 ERA and 1.06 WHIP for Double-A Tennessee and Triple-A Iowa in 2013.