He was a hard-hitting pitching prospect for the New York Mets, but injuries plagued him. He became a free agent. He had a chance to get revenge on the Los Angeles Dodgers for virtually abandoning him, but had to settle for a quality start.
Noah Syndergaard (31, Cleveland Indians) gave up three runs on four hits (one home run) with four strikeouts and one walk over six innings in a home game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, on April 23. He did not record a win.
Syndergaard won 14 games in 2016 and 13 in 2018 while with the Mets. In 2016, he was named an All-Star. However, injuries limited him to seven games in 2017, and he missed the entire 2020 season due to Tommy John surgery. He returned in 2021, but only made two appearances.
The problem is that Syndergaard never regained his velocity after Tommy John surgery. His fastball used to sit in the 97-98 mph range, but dropped to the low 90s after Tommy John surgery. After Tommy John surgery and rehab, velocity often returns over time, but not for Syndergaard.
In the meantime, he was on the road. He started the 2022 season with the Los Angeles Angels, then the Philadelphia Phillies, then the Los Angeles Dodgers, and finally Cleveland this season. He signed a one-year, $13 million deal with the Dodgers before the season, but struggled in 12 starts, going 1-4 with a 7.16 ERA. The Dodgers then sent Syndergaard to Cleveland for center field reinforcements (Ahmed Rosario).
Syndergaard struggled in Cleveland as well. He did get a quality start against the hometown Dodgers, but even including that game, he’s 1-2 with a 4.94 ERA in five starts. On the plus side, he’s gone from a 0.332 BABIP and 1.45 WHIP with the Dodgers to a 0.266 BABIP and 1.32 WHIP with Cleveland. But he has a long way to go to regain his former glory.
Contrast that with the LA Dodgers’ vaunted young gun Bobby Miller, who pitched 6 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on six hits with five strikeouts and one walk. Miller made Syndergaard feel “ageless” as he lightly touched 98-100 mph on his fastball. In the fourth inning, he touched 100.1 mph to Jose Ramirez. He mixed in a low-70s curveball to cook the Cleveland lineup.토스카지노
Syndergaard, on the other hand, consistently sat in the 92-93 mph range. Restraint isn’t everything, but he hasn’t figured out how to survive when it’s gone. Hence the crisis. He wasn’t bad against the Dodgers, but he couldn’t get revenge. Rosario, of course, hasn’t been great either, batting .237 with three homers, 12 RBIs, eight runs scored and a .708 OPS in 19 games since joining the Dodgers. He was absent on this day.