Who the hell is Ben Hendrickson?

by wildthang on Mar 27, 2007 4:23 PM EDT Comment 30 comments

so apparently we got this guy from the Brewers. I know nothing about him and I can't say I know anything about the guy we gave up.

Cool. I guess.

From ESPN.Com

"Kansas City Royals: Right-hander Ben Hendrickson was traded from the Brewers to the Royals on Tuesday for minor league catcher Maxim St. Pierre.

Hendrickson went 1-10 with a 7.41 ERA in 12 starts and two relief appearances in the majors in 2004 and 2006.

St. Pierre played 10 seasons in the minor leagues for Detroit before joining the Royals as a minor league free agent in January. He was assigned to Triple-A Nashville.

The Associated Press contributed to this report."

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I'll check this...

...but I seem to remember him being a Brewers Rule 5er.

"Your best? Losers always whine about 'giving it their best.' Winners go home and fuck the prom queen."

"Carla was the prom queen."

by NHZ on Mar 27, 2007 4:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Was a guy who can pitch in AAA but not the majors with the Brewers. Got a pretty good curveball but not overpowering stuff. I think he's a lefty, upside I'd say a #3 starter(the very very optimistic upside), as things are going now, a #5 guy or a LOOGY isn't expecting too much I'd say, heck, we didn't give up anything too useful for him.

by playingwithfire on Mar 27, 2007 4:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

He's a righty

Mark Hendrickson is the lefty.

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by RoyalsRetro on Mar 27, 2007 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

eh

still, St. Pierre is nothing

by playingwithfire on Mar 27, 2007 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

A better question is

Who the hell was Maxim St. Pierre?

Ben Hendrickson

Pretty decent AAA numbers. He could be another Brandon Duckworth. I'd rather see guys like this in Omaha than the over 30 dreck we've seen in years past.

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by RoyalsRetro on Mar 27, 2007 4:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hendrickson

Quad A guy, who would benefit from a change of scenery. He could be a nice #5 guy or LOOGY that seems reasonable. If he works out, we got something for nothing (other than losing one of the best names in the system).

lordbyronk

by lordbyronk on Mar 27, 2007 4:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

well

I don't think Max St. Pierre is as good a baseball name as it is a hockey name

by playingwithfire on Mar 27, 2007 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Could be a classic late bloomer

The Brewers have been fairly high on this guy the last two years, but simply are out of options for him. I like him competing for the #5 spot.

"Every newspaper in the country has picked us to finish last. I say we hang around and give 'em a big shitburger to eat"

by royaldaddy on Mar 27, 2007 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Standard late Spring Training stuff

Right now teams are trying to make sure they have the right pieces in place in all of their minor league teams. Give up a infielder here, add a pitcher there. Trading minor surpluses to fill in minor weaknesses.

The bad news is that Maxim St. Pierre is probably one of the coolest names in baseball. He will be missed.

by NYRoyal on Mar 27, 2007 4:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm not sure, but I think Maxim St. Pierre

starred in Logjammin'

by marbotty on Mar 27, 2007 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nice

I hear it's an underrated flick.

by NYRoyal on Mar 27, 2007 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

My favorite title

by chukar on Mar 27, 2007 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Come on, man. I had a rough night and I hate the

f'n Eagles!

Buy the ticket, take the ride.

by PhattStairs on Mar 27, 2007 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Friggin awesome

But what the hell does this have to do with Vietnam? Face it there is no connection!

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Mar 27, 2007 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Your out of your element, Retro

by marbotty on Mar 28, 2007 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

you're

by marbotty on Mar 28, 2007 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Great curveball

According to the Brewers fans at Baseball Think Factory, Hendrickson has a perfectly hittable fastball, but a great curveball. Hopefully he can cultivate that. They were pretty high on him.

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by RoyalsRetro on Mar 27, 2007 10:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I'd be happy if

...he could just locate that fastball well enough to make him a decent two-pitch reliever.

by NYRoyal on Mar 28, 2007 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

There is that upside

As he's never been used as a reliever. Not big K-rates in the minors, though.

"Your best? Losers always whine about 'giving it their best.' Winners go home and fuck the prom queen."

"Carla was the prom queen."

by NHZ on Mar 28, 2007 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't think I'm ready to...

...buy my Hendrickson jersey quite yet.

by NYRoyal on Mar 28, 2007 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It would be a hell...

...of a leap of faith, that's for sure.

"Your best? Losers always whine about 'giving it their best.' Winners go home and fuck the prom queen."

"Carla was the prom queen."

by NHZ on Mar 28, 2007 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm trying to figure out

...if I should make a leap of faith and buy a Greinke jersey. He's my favorite Royals pitcher but if he flips out and falls back to the minors again, I wouldn't want that jersey reminding me of his failure. Personally, I'm very optimistic about Zack. But I don't want to jinx him.

by NYRoyal on Mar 28, 2007 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

As they say in Starsky and Hutch...

..."do it." You can't lose; first of all, I think there's a great chance he makes comeback to a low-4.00s ERA. Second of all, if he ends up out of baseball by May, his jersey will be a quaint reminder of a time gone by. Like my Smash Mouth CDs.

"Your best? Losers always whine about 'giving it their best.' Winners go home and fuck the prom queen."

"Carla was the prom queen."

by NHZ on Mar 28, 2007 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs