New York Mets Predictions: Noah Syndergaard
We make predictions for the season of New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard.
On Thursday, March 29th the New York Mets 2018 regular season begins. Noah Syndergaard takes the hill to begin the festivities as the Mets take on the St. Louis Cardinals. “Thor” earned the opening day start by being dominant all Spring with 23 strikeouts in 20 innings and pitching to a batting average of .205 against him. The 1.35 ERA in Spring Training was just an added bonus.
At one point Noah didn’t really know much as far as his body and how to train. It has changed since the new regime took over and he feels very good now that he understands his body:
"“I guess you could say ignorance is bliss,” Syndergaard said. “At that time, I didn’t know to a certain extent. I thought that’s what I needed to be doing. I feel like the stuff I’m learning now about my body, and how to take care of my body, is a step above. I’m not going to have another one of those, ‘Oh, s—‘ moments where maybe I need to do something else.”"
We all know that Syndergaard’s health is one of the biggest keys to a successful campaign for the Mets. When the ace goes the team goes with him. He is also one of the top pitchers in the game when he is healthy, and to think he was an afterthought in the trade with the Blue Jays.
Today, with the season about to start, we are going to predict the season statistics for Noah Syndgergaard.
Let’s look at the history. In his best season, he pitched 183.2 innings, striking out 218 and walking only 43. His record was 14-9 with an ERA of 2.60. In only 30.1 innings last year he struck out 34 and still pitched to a 2.97 ERA. He also walked only three, so that ratio is always good.
In twenty innings this preseason, he has stuck out 23 and walked six. His ERA is 1.35. Needless to say, “Thor” has been his dominant self. He just seems stronger than he has in the past. In thinking about a prediction for his season, he seems primed to really break out. This is set to be the year of Thor. But how good?
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20 game winners are so few and far between it is difficult to put that in a prediction. The Mets make it harder because the starters seem to have a lot of hard luck no-decisions. They use the bullpen so much to give a pitcher that many wins is tough. So here is the prediction:
17-9, 2.87 ERA, 195 innings, 230 strikeouts, 75 walks.
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