MLB Rumors: Liam Hendriks Sets Thursday Deadline to Sign with Team for 2024 Season

Veteran closer Liam Hendriks remains on the open market, but that reportedly could change soon.

According to ESPN's Jeff Passan, Hendriks "has multiple offers" from teams around MLB and "has set a deadline of Thursday" to make his decision on where he will sign for the 2024 season.

Hendriks is currently rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, so Passan noted that if he doesn't sign with a team, he could continue rehabbing on his own before looking to sign with a club midway through the upcoming season for the stretch run.

Hendriks signed a three-year, $54 million deal with the Chicago White Sox in 2021. He earned his second and third All-Star selections in 2021 and 2022, but his 2023 season was cut short by injury.

The 35-year-old started the year on the injured list while he continued his recovery from treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He announced on April 20 that he was cancer-free and made his season debut on May 29.

Unfortunately, Hendriks was limited to just five appearances before he was placed on IL on June 11 with elbow inflammation. He then underwent Tommy John surgery on August 2, ending his season. He finished the year with a 2-0 record, one save, a 5.40 ERA and three strikeouts and was named AL Comeback Player of the Year.

Hendriks can be an effective option at the back end of any bullpen when he's healthy, so he should have no shortage of options whether he decides to sign with a team on Thursday or wait until sometime during the 2024 season.