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New York Mets starter Noah Syndergaard did not live up to his Cy Young aspirations in 2019, and his struggle to command his wipeout slider contributed to the struggles. His once-dominant strikeout pitch saw a dip in usage and velocity, but he already feels the slider has returned.
Noah Syndergaard's slider averaged 89 mph last year, lowest since he was a rookie. But he believes his final start — the spike at the end of this graph — provided a glimpse of harder sliders to come.
"It seems to be back to where it was in previous years," Syndergaard said.