Noah Syndergaard is coming into his first season with the Dodgers and he is focused on returning to the form that made him one of the more dominating pitchers in baseball in the mid-2010s. Part of the LA’s plan includes, among other things, his ability to hold runners.
Over Syndergaard’s career, opposing would-be base-stealers have been successful 169 out of 190 times. This equates to an 89% success rate, which is much higher than the league average which is at 73%.
Manager Dave Roberts spoke to the media at Camelback Ranch and revealed that the team has been monitoring this issue with Syndergaard:
“We’re watching it.