Kyle Hendricks retires after 12 MLB seasons, closing a throwback chapter for the Cubs and a brief Angels stint. His career centerpiece remains 2016, when he steered a World Series-bound rotation with a masterful changeup and surgical control, including an 81-pitch complete game against St. Louis. The piece envisions a Cubs front-office role for Hendricks rather than coaching, and notes a likely last hurrah vs Houston. Fantasy takeaway: life after Hendricks tightens LHP depth and spotlights young Cubs pitchers and development plans.