After it seemed like his career was over, former New York Mets homegrown star Noah Syndergaard is getting one last chance to salvage his MLB career.
This week, New York Post MLB insider Jon Heyman revealed that Syndergaard was returning to the league after nearly two years away, via a minor league deal with the Chicago White Sox. The one-time All-Star will get a deal that pays him $30,000 a month. However, if he can work his way back to the majors, he receives a $1.75 million big league contract.
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Syndergaard’s contract also includes a $50,000 bonus if he pitches 40 innings. And a $100,000 check if he pitches for 55 innings. He also has the chance to opt out if he is not in the major by the first of August.
In the 2010s, the former Toronto Blue Jays draft pick was viewed as one of the elite prospects in the Mets’ system. He was also a part of the sensational trio of young pitcher prospects that made their big league debuts around the same time.
Matt Harvey looked like he might be the best of the three after putting up numbers similar to Pittsburgh Pirates star Paul Skenes in his first season. However, Tommy John surgery and eventually shoulder issues took his brilliance away from him after four seasons.
- Noah Syndergaard stats (Career – ESPN): 59-47 record, 3.71 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 928 strikeouts, 216 walks
The trio also featured Jacob deGrom. He would go on to be the best of the bunch as he earned Cy Young honors twice. Four trips to the All-Star game. And will likely be in Cooperstown one day despite injuries limiting him late in his career.
Syndergaard had, arguably, the nastiest stuff of the trio. And being an All-Star in his second season proved that. However, control was always a big issue for the 6-foot-6 pitcher. As he put all his effort into every pitch. Just like the other two, he also underwent Tommy John surgery.
Following the 2020 surgery, he struggled to regain his elite stuff. And after signing with the Los Angeles Angels in 2022 free agency, he was out of the league a year later. He has not pitched in a big leagues game since August 27 of 2023.
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