Noah Syndergaard has joined the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Dodgers and Syndergaard agreed to a one-year contract on Wednesday that will bring Thor to Chavez Ravine. After ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported the news of the deal on Twitter, MLB Network’s Jon Heyman followed up with financial details.
Passan tweeted, “Right-hander Noah Syndergaard and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement on a contract, sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN. The 30-year-old Syndergaard is expected to join the Dodgers’ starting rotation.”
Right-hander Noah Syndergaard and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement on a contract, sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN. The 30-year-old Syndergaard is expected to join the Dodgers' starting rotation.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 14, 2022
Heyman then added the details. He tweeted, “Syndergaard gets $13M plus incentives,” and then quoted that tweet by saying, “Noah had multiyear options for more $ elsewhere but preferred 1 year in LA. Also $1.5M incentives.”
Noah had multiyear options for more $ elsewhere but preferred 1 year in LA. Also $1.5M incentives. https://t.co/EeUKqavWX1
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 14, 2022
The Dodgers have had success with pitchers of Syndergaard’s archetype, so a marriage between the two sides makes a lot of sense. LA has housed some of the best starting pitching in Major League Baseball in the last few years. While it hasn’t always translated to postseason success, the regular season has brought the Dodgers a lot of success on the mound.
The last time the Dodgers didn’t lead all of MLB in starters’ ERA was in 2018, and even then, the team led the NL. You’d have to go back to 2016 to find a time when the Dodgers’ starters’ ERA didn’t lead the NL, at least. So something is in the water in LA. Pitching coach Mark Prior has had a lot of success lately and will hope to add some more with the addition of Syndergaard.
Noah himself commented on the move on his Twitter account with a GIF.
— Noah Syndergaard (@Noahsyndergaard) December 14, 2022
The reactions continued around LA after Noah’s signing.
Dodgers need Mark Pryor to be the Doc-Thor with Noah Syndergaard. His velocity has diminished and his strikeout rate plummeted to 16.8% last season. His 5.5 BB% was the lowest since his rookie year. If he can stay healthy, LA can make him serviceable to good.
— Doug McKain (@DMAC_LA) December 14, 2022
I'm fine with the Noah Syndergaard signing. He'll be good for 125-150 innings, throw strikes and benefit like most pitchers do by coming to the #Dodgers. Importantly, the second full season after Tommy John surgery is often better than the first, and the first was a good start.
— Howard Cole (@Howard_Cole) December 14, 2022
first Shelby Miller, now Noah Syndergaard, the dodgers are fully dodgering and i don’t like it https://t.co/reBfkP9wca
— Stew (@StewStilez) December 14, 2022
