(Kyle Hendricks came back from a capsular tear, but he did it without surgery.) He could miss some, most, or all of 2024, and even when he returns, that’s a particularly tough operation for a pitcher to come back from at their usual level. Normally, he’d be a no-brainer to tender in his final year before free agency, but he had capsular shoulder surgery. One of the more intriguing decisions, with obvious Cubs implications, involves the Brewers and Brandon Woodruff. We’ll see if that is how this goes down.Īs discussed, today is the deadline to tender players a 2024 contract if they are under team control, but not already signed. That way he can rehab on their dime, and then they have a chance to get some value out of it in 2025. Some team is going to try to sign him to a 2024 deal with a club option for 2025. He will be a free agent.- Jeff Passan November 18, 2023
The two-time All-Star, who underwent shoulder surgery and is expected to miss the 2024 season, was scheduled to make around $11 million in arbitration. Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Brandon Woodruff has been nontendered, sources tell ESPN. No pre-tender deal, no trade, and Brandon Woodruff is simply non-tendered.
