Top 20 free agents & where they’ll sign part 2

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – NOVEMBER 03: Noah Syndergaard #43 of the Philadelphia Phillies delivers a pitch against the Houston Astros during the fourth inning in Game Five of the 2022 World Series at Citizens Bank Park on November 03, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

3 Years/$45 Million with the Texas Rangers

Is it time for “Thor” to come home to Texas? I certainly think so, but it’s a shame that he’s been pitching more like a mere mortal than a God. Noah Syndergaard broke out in 2015 with the New York Mets, going 9-7 with a 3.24 ERA/3.25 FIP in 24 games and 150.0 innings. He also had 10.0 K/9 and 1.1 BB/9.

He followed that up with a Cy Young award vote-getting performance in 2016. That year he went 14-9 with a 2.60 ERA/2.29 FIP in 31 games and 183.2 innings. He also had 10.7 K/9 and 2.1 BB/9. 2017 was the beginning of his injury problems, as he went 1-2 with a 2.97 ERA/1.31 FIP in 7 games and 30.1 innings. He also had 10.1 K/9 and 0.9 BB/9.

Noah Syndergaard’s final good season came in 2018, when he went 13-4 with a 3.03 ERA/2.80 FIP in 25 games and 154.1 innings. He did however decline to 9.0 K/9 and 2.3 BB/9. In 2019, the drop-off began…he went 10-8 with a 4.28 ERA/3.60 FIP in 32 games and 197.2 innings. He had 9.2 K/9 and 2.3 BB/9. He missed the 2020 season, and returned in 2021 for 2 games and 2.0 innings. He went 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA/7.67 FIP. He also had 9.0 K/9 and 0.0 BB/9.

2022 saw Syndergaard split time between the Los Angeles Angels and Philadelphia Phillies. He went 10-10 with a 3.94 ERA/3.83 FIP in 25 games and 134.2 innings. He had 6.3 K/9 and 2.1 BB/9. Will this make Syndergaard settle for a 1 year deal again? Will he take a multi-year pact? Are his days as an ace done for good? Or will “Thor” find his “hammer” and dominate again? I think that the 29 year old ends up with the Texas Rangers next season.

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