Chicago White Sox bolster pitching staff with former All-Star: Report

Syndergaard hasn’t pitched in a major league game since 2023, tempering expectations for any immediate White Sox contributions. However, the right-hander has been prolific over his MLB career when healthy. Far out of contention, Chicago was willing to buy a lottery ticket and see if Syndergaard has anything left in the tank.

Noah Syndergaard joins Chicago White Sox 

Syndergaard entered the league as a top prospect with the New York Mets, and it didn’t take long for him to prove his talent. He was an All-Star by year two, registering a 14-9 record, 2.60 ERA and a 218/43 K/BB ratio.

It wasn’t the only flash in his Mets career, as Syndergaard held an ERA at 3.03 or lower from 2016-2018. His ERA ballooned to 4.28 in 2019, but Syndergaard crossed the 200 strikeout mark again with 202. All in all, the right-hander went 47-31 with a 3.32 ERA and a 777/166 K/BB ratio over his six years in New York.

Syndergaard went Tommy John surgery in 2020, ending his time with the Mets a year later. Afterwards, he bounced around the league, spending time with the Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers and Cleveland Guardians.

He split 18 games between the Dodgers and Guardians in 2023, but the results weren’t pretty. Syndergaard held a 2-6 record with a 6.50 ERA and a 56/19 K/BB ratio. Ever since, the former All-Star has been trying to find his footing and a path back to MLB.

Syndergaard has now received that opportunity with the White Sox. Not only will trades shake up the rotation, but if Chicago decides to limit prospect’s workloads, they’ll need spot starters. If Syndergaard proves he can still perform at the major league level, perhaps the White Sox offer one of those spots to him. But after such a long layover, the right-hander has a lot to prove to Chicago.