It’s been a disappointing end to an otherwise dazzling sophomore season for Noah Syndergaard.
First, he saw his 10-strikeout performance go to waste in the Mets’ late-inning loss to the Giants in the NL wild-card game. Now, he’ll miss out on a chance at the NL Cy Young Award after not being included in the list of three finalists Monday.
How does the competitive, 24-year-old ace feel about losing out to World-Series winners Jon Lester and Kyle Hendricks and division rival Max Scherzer?
While Syndergaard finished the season third in ERA (2.60) and fourth in strikeouts (218) among all National League starters, he still lagged behind Hendricks’ (2.