Ben Hendrickson

Infobox MLB player


width = 150
name=Ben Hendrickson
position=Starting pitcher
team=Tampa Bay Rays
number=--
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1981|2|4
debutdate=June 2
debutyear=2004
debutteam=Milwaukee Brewers
statyear=2007
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=1-10
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=7.41
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=37
teams=
*Milwaukee Brewers (by|2004, by|2006)

Benjamin John Hendrickson (born February 4, 1981 St. Cloud, Minnesota) is a pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization. He has a career Major League earned run average of 6.48 and has played in 13 games in his career, 10 in by|2004 and 3 in by|2006. Hendrickson also has 58 innings pitched. Hendrickson was a 10th round draft pick of the Milwaukee Brewers in by|1999. Hendrickson struggled in his major league starts in early 2006, twice struggling to get out of the first inning. He was reassigned to the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers Affiliate) on May 21, 2006, after a dismal start against the Minnesota Twins, where he would spend the rest of the season.

During spring training in by|2007, Hendrickson was waived in order for Milwaukee to remove him from their 40-man roster. After clearing waivers, he was again assigned to Nashville; at which point he requested the team trade him. On March 27, Hendrickson was traded to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for catcher Maxim St. Pierre. After being released by the Royals during by|2008 spring training, Hendrickson signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays.

External links

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* [http://www.minorleaguesplits.com/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?pl=430608 Minor League Splits and Situational Stats]
* [http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Ben%2520Hendrickson&pos=P&sid=t541&t=p_pbp&pid=430608 Omaha Royal Player Page]