By now, you’ve probably heard that our former Thor, Noah Syndergaard, was designated for assignment on Sunday following giving up five runs in six innings against the Blue Jays.

Naturally, we have to ask the question – should he return to Queens?

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John Sheridan

Maybe Jeremy Hefner can help Noah Syndergaard unlock something. Most likely not.

The Mets are pitching Carlos Carrasco every fifth day. The bullpen stinks. In all honesty, Syndergaard is probably an upgrade in either spot, and it’s worth seeing if he could be something for next year.

Johnluke Chaparro

No thank you. The Mets are already throwing out Carlos Carrasco every fifth day and are getting mediocre results from Tylor Megill, we don’t need another starter to stink up the joint. It would be more productive to let a guy like Mike Vasil get reps at this point.

Noah’s time has passed as a Met. He’s not the same pitcher he was when he was here and from how everything went down from the time he left, he doesn’t want to be here. Although he pitched well in a few big spots when he was younger, he’s not built for New York anymore.

I enjoyed his time here but I think that ship has sailed and the Mets should not bring him back.

Christian De Block

My answer is no. While I think the Mets should explore their options in September, Noah Syndergaard will not help the organization in the short-term or the long-term. He is 2-6 with a 6.50 ERA in 18 starts with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cleveland Guardians this season.

Syndergaard threw a career-high 197 2/3 innings in 2019. He had a big part to play in the Mets’ rise in 2015 and 2016, but that version of him no longer exists. Syndergaard, now at the age of 30, would not benefit a team like the Mets that is looking to build towards 2024 and 2025.

Chris Bello

I’ll go with the boring answer. No. They are, however, other players who should be called up in September, such as Mike Vasil or Joey Lucchesi.

Matt Mancuso

The Mets don’t need Thor to save their season; they need the entirety of the Avengers.

When he was brought up in 2015, Syndergaard was part of the new wave of pitching prospects that represented the new era of Generation K. With a similar, yet less-heralded, group quickly making their case to debut this season, Syndergaard just doesn’t have a place in the Mets’ future plans. Should the Mets have brought Paul Wilson back in the early 2000s? While reminiscing about what could have been always drives clicks, it does not direct the vehicle driving towards New York’s future path towards contention.

Patrick Glynn

If this were the Wilpon era, they’d probably find a way to sign him to a $2 million deal guaranteeing him money for next year. But even with the Mets’ new pitching lab up, there’s no reason to bring Syndergaard back. Unless they’ve seen something the Dodgers and Guardians—two of the most reputable pitching organizations—haven’t, then let him sign elsewhere as he tries to find anything left in the tank.