PORT ST. LUCIE — Noah Syndergaard lobbied for the incumbent pitching coach to return to the Mets last offseason, but quickly has come to respect the new one.
As Dan Warthen was nearing the conclusion of his tenure with the Mets in October, it was Syndergaard who most notably came to his defense, saying the veteran pitching coach deserved to stay. Warthen ultimately departed as part of a coaching-staff shakeup and was replaced by Dave Eiland.
“It’s been very seamless,” Syndergaard said Thursday. “We are going to miss Dan, but working with Dave is amazing, just a guy who has a different perspective on things.