Noah Syndergaard, who has pitched a grand total of 2 innings since 2019, has reportedly signed a 1-year, $21 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels.
Syndergaard, 29, has spent his entire big league career with the New York Mets. He missed all of 2020 due to Tommy John surgery and injuries kept out of action until the final week of the 2021 season. His last full season in 2019 was nothing to write home about as he went 10-8 with a 4.28 ERA leading the NL in surrendering 94 earned runs. Syndergaard also missed most of the 2017 season due to a torn lat muscle in his pitching arm. He enters 2022 with a 47-31 record, an ERA of 3.32 along with 777 strikeouts in 718 innings pitched in 121 appearances (120 of them starts).
I could understand the Angels taking a flier on Syndergaard for $1 or $2 million (he made nearly $10 million last season with the Mets) but I think they are taking a big risk with very little reward. I'm not discounting the possibility that Syndergaard could win 15 games and earn AL Comeback Player of the Year. But if that were to happen then Thor would likely take his hammer elsewhere for a long term deal. The Angels could better spend that $21 million on a younger starting pitcher and a couple of pieces for the bullpen.
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