At the trade deadline, the Dodgers traded Noah Syndergaard to the Cleveland Guardians. It was as a rental player.
Because the pitcher was coming back from an injury, the California club’s rotation wasn’t falling apart and he was having a lousy season, we expected him to be released rather than traded.
Cleveland, a well-developing pitching market, took a chance.
We wondered, there too, if he had not been acquired (against Amed Rosario) to be released. But finally, he launched.
And he threw badly.
The Guardians, after their match of the day, where Syndergaard struggled to limit the long ball, decided they had had enough. The launcher has therefore been designated for assignment.
His average of 6.50 this season is horrible and the long ball is currently his worst enemy. We saw it this afternoon when he offered a shot in the middle of the strike zone to Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
By the end of the season, I find it hard to believe that he will find a job, but injuries happened quickly, didn’t they?
In fact, a bad team could eye him at minimum wage, who will be paid by Cleveland anyway for the next month, whether he pitches or not.
To be continued, then. But after making four clubs in two years, it looks like the options are getting more and more limited for him.
- 100th victory for Justin Verlander at Comerica Park.
- Mookie Betts enjoyed her weekend in Boston.
- It brewed between the Yankees and the Rays.
