The spring training version of the Noah Syndergaard experiment came to a rocky end against the Angels on Monday giving up 5 earned runs on 9 hits and 2 home runs. His last two starts have been less than stellar, but overall it was mostly a success in terms of him staying healthy and building up innings for the regular season.
One thing that didn’t go well for Syndergaard was his quest to regain velocity. The right-hander used to tough 99 miles-per-hour with his fastball with ease in his heyday with the Mets. As he signed with the Dodgers this past offseason, one of his goals was to get somewhere near that once again but after averaging 92-93 mph for most of the spring, it seems that Thor has ditched that goal.