The Cubs have promoted right-hander Kyle Hendricks with the purpose of placing him in their rotation. They acquired him in the Ryan Dempster deal with Texas in 2012.
Hendricks has been solid at Triple-A Iowa this season with a 10-5 mark and 3.59 ERA. He has given up 98 hits in 102 2/3 innings with just 23 walks and 97 strikeouts.