Kyle Hendricks figured he would be sitting around all offseason and wait it out before finding his next big-league opportunity.

The Angels are taking a low risk flier on Kyle Hendricks, figuring that he has two ways he could help them. General manager Perry Minasian said on Friday that he believes Hendricks can bounce back and once again be productive on the mound, and also that ...

‘‘With a guy like him, it’s not goodbye,’’ Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said. ‘‘I would be quite shocked at some point when he’s done pitching if he’s not working for the Cubs in some capacity or around the ballpark a lot.’’

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels and right-hander Kyle Hendricks finalized a $2.5 million, one-year contract on Thursday. Hendricks had spent his entire big league career with the Chicago Cubs. He is 97-81 with a 3.68 ERA in 270 starts and six relief appearances over 11 seasons.

Former Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks finalizes a one-year deal with the Angels worth $2.5 million.

“It was a slow process, throughout the course of the year,” Hendricks said of when he realized his time in Chicago was ending. “It’s a results-based league. Of course, I would have loved to be a Cub my whole life if it could have happened. But you have to produce, and it didn’t happen for me.”

The Angels announced the signing of veteran right-hander Kyle Hendricks to a one-year deal. The Wassrman client reportedly receives a

A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that right-hander Kyle Hendricks and the Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a $2.5 million, one-year contract.

Longtime Chicago Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks officially joined the Los Angeles Angels this week, signaling a decisive shift from his former team. The Angels completed a $2.5 million, one-year deal with Hendricks on Thursday.