Fansided · Dec 4, 2019
Mets: Giving Noah Syndergaard a personal catcher is a “necessary evil”
Letting Noah Syndergaard pitch to the catcher of his choice may be a “necessary evil” for the New York Mets in 2020.
An ongoing “controversy” during the 2019 New York Mets season was the desire of pitcher Noah Syndergaard to pitch to practically anyone other than starting catcher Wilson Ramos. On two separate occasions, it leaked that he was unhappy whenever Ramos was behind the dish.
By year’s end, the Mets finally started pairing Tomas Nido or Rene Rivera with Syndergaard. They did so somewhat reluctantly as if they were giving into Syndergaard’s demands. In actuality, they were giving the team its best shot at winning.