I’m sure every fantasy writer and/or blogger is going to throw their two cents about what they thought of Noah Syndergaard and I’m going to as well. If he’s able to make to 22-23 starts this year his floor is a top 60 starting pitcher and his ceiling is a top 10 starting pitcher. He’ll likely be a top 40 pitcher, but I love what I saw tonight in Chicago. If he’s available on waivers and you play with FAAB I would spend 20-30 percent of my budget to acquire him.

The delivery is very simple and repeatable, which will allow him a better chance to limit the walks, which what he’s shown this year in Triple-A.. The fastball was obviously very good as it touched 98 mph in bursts and he was able to sit in the mid-90s the entire game. Not only does he have a great fastball but has two very good secondary pitches. The changeup was the better pitch last night. He threw it with the same arm action as the fastball, which makes it  hard for hitters to pick up. The slider (most refer to it as a curveball) had really hard spin and good downward tilt. What impressed me the most was he threw any of those pitches irregardless of the count and situation. Not only did he throw any pitch he threw them for strikes, he threw them for quality strikes. It’s possible he may get sent back down to Triple-A because Dillon Gee’s DL stay should only require the minimum 15 days. However, anyone who saw Syndergaard pitch knows he’s easily the superior pitcher and gives the Mets the best chance to win. Since the Mets have a lot of injuries in the bullpen I bet when Gee comes off the DL, he’ll go in the bullpen and Syndergaard stays in the rotation.