Chicago Cubs News: Hendricks believes; Darvish report

The Chicago Cubs’  Kyle Hendricks thinks that the starting staff is good enough as it is. And the Yu Darvish watch is high gear as the Cubs once again are in talks with him. Maybe this time?

It’s hard to dispute the Chicago Cubs’ Kyle Hendricks thinking. I mean, he did go to Dartmouth. So aside from being a good baseball player, he got the mind to back it up. So when he says that the Cubs’ staff is good enough as it is without Yu Darvish or Jake Arrieta? He has to know what he’s talking about, doesn’t he? Believe it or not, Hendricks believes the Cubs staff has the talent it needs to win games. And beyond the division as many people might think.

The Cubs signed former Rays and Rangers’ catcher Chris Gimenez to a minor-league deal. On the surface, it’s just another signing. Or is it? Gimenez was Darvish’s personal catcher in Texas, and also was on the Jim Hickey and Joe Maddon teams of the Rays. So it could simply be a signing made out of familiarity, as Maddon and the Cubs are prone to do. Or this could mean something more as many have felt the need to bring up. Is this David Ross, part two?

One of the first signings the Cubs made the beginning of the offseason was that of Dario Alvarez. A once talented prospect, Alvarez has failed to catch on anywhere that he’s been. He showed enough in Texas that the Cubs were willing to take a chance on him. Could Alvarez be the silent spark the Cubs need out of the bullpen?

These and other stories you might have missed:

‘Hendricks feels staff is good enough as is’ – Cubbies Crib

‘Darvish talk running rampant after recent signings’ – Cubbies Crib

‘The curious case of Dario Alvarez’ – Cubbies Crib

‘Will this be a historic HOF class?’ – MLB.com

‘Vandal damages ‘Field of Dreams’ in Iowa’ – ESPN

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