About 15 MLB teams, including the New York Yankees, have seen free agent pitcher Noah Syndergaard throw bullpen sessions, per Jon Heyman of the New York Post, who relayed the information Tuesday.
The 31-year-old Syndergaard went 2-6 with a 6.50 ERA (1.39 WHIP) over 18 starts with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cleveland Guardians last season. He allowed 22 home runs over 88.2 innings while striking out 56 and walking 19.
Syndergaard began the year with L.A. before the Dodgers traded him to the Guardians in late July. Cleveland released him a month later after six starts (1-2, 5.40 ERA).
Syndergaard looked like an ace at times during the front half of his career from 2015-2019, when he starred for the New York Mets.
As a rookie, Syndergaard played an integral role in the Mets’ National League pennant-winning run, going 9-7 with a 3.24 ERA (1.05 WHIP) and 166 strikeouts in 150 innings.
He followed that up with the best season of his career, an All-Star campaign that saw him go 14-9 with a 2.60 ERA, an MLB-leading 2.29 FIP and 218 strikeouts in 183.2 frames.
Injuries once again hindered Syndergaard’s career, though, as he underwent Tommy John surgery that forced him to miss nearly all of 2020 and 2021 except two starts in the latter year.
Syndergaard left the Mets for the Los Angeles Angels in free agency in 2022, when he pitched for the Halos and Philadelphia Phillies, who acquired him via trade. He went 10-10 with a 3.94 ERA, but he had trouble punching out hitters (95 K’s in 134.2 innings).
The bottom fell out in 2023 for Syndergaard. Per FanGraphs, the velocity on his fastball (92.3 mph) marked a career-low (his career-high was 98.3 in 2017). The velocity on his breaking pitches and changeup have fallen off as well.
As such, teams have hit Syndergaard harder than ever before, with opposing batters managing a 36.3 percent hard-hit rate.
Syndergaard used to be a sensational pitcher, one of the best in the National League and a serious problem for opposing teams every five days. He was an intimidating force with a devastating fastball on a starting rotation with sky-high potential.
Unfortunately, injuries have simply limited his greatness, to the point where he’s still looking for a team. If he’s gotten his velocity back to the mid-90s, though, there’s certainly hope that he could regain his 2022 form, at least, and become a solid starter in the back end of a rotation.
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