Noah Syndergaard made his first rehab appearance yesterday and gave up a home run to the first batter he faced. Afterwards he had a press conference where he disclosed that doctors have advised him not to throw his slider the rest of this season, fearing that’s what caused his setback earlier this year. Syndergaard expressed confidence that he could still get the job done, throwing two and four-seam fastballs along with his change. He’s always been a power pitcher. Will taking away one of his weapons make him concentrate on the “pitcher” aspect of the equation?
Will Syndergaard being prohibited from throwing breaking balls be a good thing?
- Yes - It will reinforce the need to pitch both in and out and up and down inside and out of the strike zone (50%, 3 Votes)
- No - he refuses to pitch inside and this won't change that (50%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 6
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Mostly what it says is that after 2 years Syndergaard will be an incomplete picture. We regularly hear talk abouit getting him and deGrom back for the stretch, a thought that is ridiculous. People dont just come off that long of a time on DL, and poorly recovered TJ surgery and just come back to the mythical person they once were.
The question is whether there is value in hanging 20M$ on a QO for him, knowing he almost certainly would take it; he’d be a dope not to.
Injuries with long periods watching the game on TV can soften up the most stubborn of athletes. I thought Noah differed from trying to strike out too many hitters before his injury… pitch counts always more than he wanted.
If he can throw in the high nineties, develops a reliable change, and then can mix in his breaking pitches later, he should be able to regain an enviable position. But his unfortunate injury does come with consequences… he will sign for less money than he would have before… a fact that will only affect his grandchildren… Noah will still be a wealthy man for his lifetime, even if he fails to regain his top form. He’s looking at 50-60 for 4 years, minimum, 45M for 3… somebody might go $40M for two years on a chance he can regain it all, but I believe FA money will be down this year.