This is a good early sign.
The Dodgers added RHP Noah Syndergaard this offseason, with the hopes that getting him in with the team’s pitching coaches would turn him back into his former All-Star self.
It was a little bit of a daunting task, especially because his biggest issue was a drop in velocity. However, in his introductory press conference, he said he thought he could get his velocity back up. And so far, according to Dave Roberts, things seem to be going well.
If Syndergaard can get his velocity back up, he could potentially get back to his All-Star form that had him as one of the most unhittable pitchers in baseball.
And even if he doesn’t get all the way back up to triple digits, the Dodgers’ pitching coaches have been known to work their magic and get pitchers to be the best version of themselves.
Syndergaard saw what the Dodgers did with Tyler Anderson and Andrew Heaney last year, and wanted to get that sort of revitalization with his career. In his introductory press conference, he had the famous line where he said everything the Dodgers touch turn to gold.
We’ll see if Syndergaard becomes the next veteran to turn back the clock, and turn into Noah Syndergold. Eh, I’ve done better.
