![]() I think it comes down to how far a team will push on a one-year basis.” High-end velocity gets paid, but you’ve got to have health. But with this setback, it’s much harder to ask for that kind of money. “If he was able to get back for half a season, and pitched well, he could be pushing Zack Wheeler money. “I don’t think anyone gives Syndergaard a multi-year deal, and I think his agent shouldn’t ask for a multi-year deal, either,” said Jim Duquette. But Kluber, 35, went on the IL with a shoulder strain after his next start and is out for the foreseeable future. And Kluber was looking like a bargain this season, including pitching a no-hitter May 19th against the Texas Rangers. Kluber, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, only pitched one inning in 2020, before signing with the Yankees. “But if he doesn’t pitch this year, he’s likely looking at a large sum of money on a one-year basis, kind of like (the Yankees’) Corey Kluber got with the one-year, $11 million deal.” “With the Mets, they already know the level of risk, and they’re hoping to see (Syndergaard) pitch at some point, hopefully at the end of the year,” said Jim Duquette, now an SNY-network analyst and the host of “Power Alley” on Sirius XM’s MLB Network Radio. “A lot of veteran pitcher reinvent themselves along the way.”įormer Mets GM Jim Duquette, Dan’s cousin, agreed that there will probably be no shortage of interest in Syndergaard this winter, but at the same time, teams might be cautious with extending a long-term offer, given the pitcher’s medical history. Can he return, still do the job, repeat that delivery and stay healthy? That’s probably the big question for him. He’s so strong and gifted, but some of the velocity - it’s not sustainable over a long period. But with that extreme force, he’s got to be able to decelerate. “Syndergaard, he’s a huge man, and it’s incredible the amount of energy he can generate with his physique. “Glavine and Maddux changed their styles to benefit and extend their careers,” said Duquette. Syndergaard’s blazing fastball has been his signature, but Duquette said that if the right-hander wants to prolong his career, he may have to redefine his pitching repertoire down the road, much like Hall of Famers Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux did later in their careers. Syndergaard pitched seven shutout innings, although the Mets lost, 3-0. The last time the Mets made the playoffs, in 2016, Syndergaard started the National League wild-card game against the San Francisco Giants and waged an epic pitching duel against Madison Bumgarner. ![]() Nicknamed “Thor,” Syndergaard had a memorable opening to that Game 3, buzzing Royals leadoff hitter Alcides Escobar with some high heat in the game’s first at-bat. “I can't tie him down and throw him in the tube,” then Mets GM Sandy Alderson (now the team president) told reporters, referring to Syndergaard’s refusing the initial MRI.įor all of Syndergaard’s health setbacks, however, he has sparkled on the game’s biggest stage, earning the only Mets’ win during the 2015 World Series against the Kansas City Royals.
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