Houston Astros Rumors: Three ways to add another ace starting pitcher
By T.A. Mock
Noah Syndergaard, RHP, New York Mets
This would be the home run of the offseason. It would essentially make the offseason a guaranteed win for the Houston Astros. One of the best ways they could fill part of the 500 inning void in their rotation would be to add an incredible ace in Noah Syndergaard that still has three years of arbitration left.
The Mets recently hired former agent Brodie Van Wagenen to be their next GM. There has been nothing but mixed signals since his hiring. He has boasted that the Mets will be in on all the big names available this offseason but it’s also been indicated they’re willing to listen to offers on almost anyone, including Syndergaard.
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Syndergaard has some of the best, most intriguing potential of almost any pitcher in the MLB. He has an electric four-pitch repertoire that includes a fastball that averages about 98, a power slider that sits at 92, a power curve, and a changeup that’s faster than some pitcher’s fastball.
As good as he is, Syndergaard has only eclipsed the 30 start mark once and his career high for innings is only 183.2. So, there are some definite injury concerns with Syndergaard but he is still very young and can easily overcome them once he really learns his body and learns how he recovers best.
There is obviously risk involved but the potential reward vastly outweighs the risk and it becomes very easy to rationalize trading several top prospects in order to land the stud youngster. Syndergaard is the most expensive guy on the list and will likely cost something along the lines of Tucker, Bukauskas, and another top 30 prospect. He’ll be expensive but imagine the playoff rotation and let your concerns drift away.
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Trading for any one of these three pitchers would be a huge coup for the Houston Astros. They’ll be expensive and the price tag will be hard to swallow but the rewards and success that will come from it will be worth it.