The Los Angeles Dodgers have a ton of money to pay for the services of a 30-year-old pitcher who hasn’t been the same since having Tommy John-type surgery in 2020 and the $13 million invested in the Noah Syndergaard’s bank account yields nothing so far.
Is the Thor experience in Los Angeles coming to an end? It is likely that yes because the manager of the team, Dave Roberts, remains very evasive as to the presence of the pitcher on the mound during an upcoming departure scheduled against the Cincinnati Reds.
Questioned in this sense by a journalist, Roberts said he preferred not to answer the question.
During the off-season, Dodgers executives signed Syndergaard to a one-year contract to revamp their starting rotation. Until now, the experience is rather catastrophic because the right-hander shows a high average of earned runs amounting to 6.54 and this, in 11 starts.
In his most recent outing, Syndergaard allowed Washington Nationals batters three home runs in a 10-6 loss to the Dodgers.
The pitcher himself has run out of arguments when it comes to his performance since joining the Dodgers. He says he wants to give everything he has most precious in order to launch again to his full potential, even going to put in the balance a hypothetical first child.
Operated on the elbow in 2020, the power thrower was never able to recover the full velocity of his shots. At best, his current fastball averages 92.2 miles per hour.
One has to wonder when will the Dodgers throw in the towel by subjecting the Gunner to waivers?
The Dodgers can’t afford any weakness on the mound as they’re currently battling the Arizona Diamondbacks for exclusive first place in their division. Yesterday, they doubled the New York Yankees by a score of 8-4, thanks to two home runs from Mookie Betts.
Syndergaard knows time is against him as he needs to find solutions quickly if he wants to finish the season in a Dodgers uniform. In the event of an undesired end, his career could be called into question.
