Right-handed pitcher Noah Syndergaard and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a one-year deal, ESPN and MLB.com reported Wednesday night, Dec. 14.
According to the report by MLB.com, the deal is worth $13 million with other outlets reporting the contract could reward him with up to $1.5 million in possible incentives.
Syndergaard, 30, began last season with the Los Angeles Angels before being traded to the Philadelphia Phillies at the trade deadline. No longer throwing upwards of 100 mph, he made 25 appearances (24 starts) between both clubs, going 10–10 with a 3.94 ERA in 134 2/3 innings.
He went 5–2 in 10 outings (nine starts) down the stretch as the Phillies made the postseason, then gave up three runs in 8 1/3 innings over four playoff appearances (two brief starts) in the team’s run to the World Series….