The Mets announced today that they’ve activated right-hander Noah Syndergaard from the 10-day disabled list. Left-hander P.J. Conlon was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas in order to open a spot on the active roster.
Syndergaard, 25, has been out since late May with a ligament injury in his right index finger, but he’ll now rejoin the rotation just weeks before the non-waiver trade deadline. In his absence, the Mets have declared themselves to be sellers and will reportedly at least entertain trade offers on both Syndergaard and Jacob deGrom, though the asking price on either hurler is assured to be staggering. Syndergaard, after all, is controlled through the 2021 season and is still plenty affordable, earning $2.975MM this season after avoiding arbitration as a Super Two player in the offseason.
Though he’s missed ample time due to a lat tear and the aforementioned finger injury over the past two seasons, Syndergaard has been nothing short of dominant when healthy enough to take the hill. He boasts a 3.06 ERA with 10.6 K/9, 1.8 BB/9, 0.7 HR/9 and a 47.7 percent ground-ball rate through 64 2/3 innings so far in 2018. Dating back to his debut season in 2015 (when he finished fourth in NL Rookie of the Year voting), Syndergaard has a career 2.92 ERA with 10.4 K/9, 1.9 BB/9, a 13.6 percent swinging-strike rate and an average fastball velocity of 97.6 mph through 428 2/3 innings.
Yeah, there will be a line around the block with folks looking to trade their farm for a pitcher who is most often located on the DL.
Sign me up to be on that block. If love him to be on my favorite team.
You must be good at fantasy baseball. I’m the real game you can’t make ridiculous trades based upon a whim or short term trend.
So in real baseball he’s not such an asset because the team won’t be able to count on him to play a whole season.
B-T-W, I love the hairdo in the photo. He’s stopped straightening his hair and the blonde curls are very flattering.
That more than anything is the issue. Even the greatest player of all time produces just as much as the worst on the DL. Nobody disputes the fact that Thor is top 10 when healthy, but his DL stints are never short. It would be difficult for any team to accurately valuate Syndergaard in a trade right now.
This is the same industry that pretty much worships Clayton Kershaw, who hasn’t reached 30 starts since 2015 (and has post-season issues to boot), and yet they almost unanimously call Kershaw the best pitcher in baseball.
Somehow, I don’t think his DL stints will hurt his value.
I wouldn’t want to trade Noah. Guarantee he will play full seasons. This is just the beginning for him. I’d rather trade deGrom anyway
Time for the Mets to showcase him. Def not as good as DeGrom is, but good for something. Wish him well in his return.
Angels need to be in on this
Angels need to start thinking about trading Trout and kick starting a rebuild, not giving away prospects.
Philly is waiting with open arms to welcome their favorite South Jersey boy home.
Philly doesn’t have a good enough farm system to get him unless they give up Hoskins, Nola and then prospects which would make no sense.
Yea I been say that for the last two yr trade trout but the angels won’t do it they could get a good return but me be a angels fan there going to sick out with him
Trade for him Red Sox!!!