Dodgers’ Noah Syndergaard Seems Extremely Upset With The Way Things Are Going: “I would give my hypothetical first-born to be the old me again’

Noah Syndergaard once again demonstrated that he is a long way from being the dominant, nearly unbeatable pitcher he was before having Tommy John surgery in 2020. His fastball has little thunder on the fourth seam.

What he desires won’t happen with his changeup. Nothing has changed to make his tenure with the Dodgers feel like anything other than a failed $13 million experiment that should come to an end soon, despite the fact that he has made several adjustments.

Dodgers’ Noah Syndergaard Seems Extremely Upset With The Way Things Are Going: “I would give my hypothetical first-born to be the old me again’

In a 10-6 defeat to the Nationals at home on Wednesday, Noah Syndergaard continued his dismal Dodgers start by giving up five runs over five innings.

After agreeing to a one-year, $13 million contract over the summer, Syndergaard, 30, currently has a 6.54 ERA through 11 starts this season.

“Trying to make big adjustments in between starts isn’t the easiest,” Syndergaard told reporters, with the Los Angeles Times describing his voice as “barely audible.”

“I would give my hypothetical first-born to be the old me again. I’ll do anything possible to get back to that. I’m expected to go out there and compete, and today I just fell behind a lot of hitters.”

The Los Angeles Dodgers first season under Noah Syndergaard is not going as planned, and it appears that the difficulties are beginning to wear on him.

The right-hander’s season ERA increased to 6.54 on Wednesday against the Washington Nationals after a terrible outing that saw seven hits, five runs (all earned), three home runs, and only two strikeouts in five innings. If he had pitched enough innings to qualify, this would be the worst number in the National League.

That contrasts sharply with Syndergaard’s prior performance with the New York Mets when he had a lifetime 3.32 ERA while pitching in the triple digits.

Catcher Will Smith said he’s confident Syndergaard will bounce back, “at some point, whether it’s the next start or the start after that or the one after that. He’s too good of a pitcher not to come back and do well in this league.” However, it appears that is more wishful thinking than actuality.

Even Smith said Syndergaard has been having trouble with his cutter and changeup and has had to experiment with his curveball in his quest for success.

Los Angeles Dodgers’ $13 million wager on a 30-year-old pitcher who had just had Tommy John surgery was always going to be a risky one. They would have hoped for a higher payout than what they have so far received.

 

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