Noah Syndergaard spent this past Sunday at a leadership clinic led by Cincinnati Reds pitching prospect, Hunter Greene.
David Adler of MLB.com was able to speak to Syndergaard on a variety of topics. When asked about his off-season so far, Syndergaard had this to say:
“Arm feels great. Never really felt better. My body’s never felt better. I realized how jacked up my body was last year, and I’ve been working extra hard to make sure it’s loose and it’s limber and as mobile as it can possibly be.”
After an injury-riddled campaign in 2017, this is good to hear going into a crucial 2018 season.
In his seven starts last season, the 25-year old went 1-2 with a 2.97 ERA, 1.055 WHIP 34 SO 1.31 FIP.
The one-time All-Star has been a force to be reckoned with since he entered the league in 2015 as he has a 24-18 with a 2.89 ERA, 1.099 WHIP, 418 SO, and 2.60 FIP on his resume already.
Syndergaard also commented on the state of the rest of the rotation going into next season.
“I’m really excited. Hopefully, everyone stays healthy throughout Spring Training and then throughout the whole season. As a pitching staff, we’ve never really been able to experience everyone healthy all at the same time. So it will be fun.”
The Mets have dreamed for the last five years of what this rotation could be, but as Syndergaard mentions, the Mets just have never been able to get them all together at once.
The closest the team has come to that was in 2015, when Syndergaard, Jacob deGrom, Matt Harvey, and Steven Matz led the team to the World Series.
However, they will hope that their dream will finally come to fruition this season, Syndergaard mentions how the rest of the staff has proceeded this off-season as well.
“From my understanding, everyone’s getting their work done and working hard and just ready for Spring Training.”
Obviously, that does not give any guarantees about their health for next season, but it is good to hear that they are all working hard this off-season.
The Mets will hope to have the group healthy and effective next season, and Noah Syndergaard will be a big part of that.
