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Former pitcher says Syndergaard at injury risk this season

Former major league pitcher and pitching coach Tom House believes that Noah Syndergaard could suffer an arm injury as soon as this summer, he told Bob Klapisch of The Record.

House, who pitched seven years in the major leagues, said Syndergaard's adding of 17 pounds of muscle only hurts his development.

"Unfortunately, this is an injury waiting to happen by the second week of June," House told Klapisch. "Unless you're picking up a ball while you're getting stronger, you're just adding muscle that doesn't know how to throw. It's unskilled muscle.