MLB rumors: Quiet deadline, Tigers talking, Dodgers injury
By Josh Wilson
Dodgers struggling pitcher Noah Syndergaard goes to IL
The Los Angeles Dodgers have had a heck of a time getting Noah Syndergaard going in 2023. His 7.16 ERA and 1.446 WHIP simply aren’t cutting it for a starter.
His most recent outing was a three-inning, seven-hit showing. This season, he’s already had eight starts with five or more hits given up. He’s had 12 homers hit off him this year, he had just 14 in 2022.
Clearly, Syndergaard is struggling, and a stint on the IL might be able to help him. While there is — as is necessary — an official reason for his IL stint, it’s simply a blister on his right finger and it reads much more like a stint made up for Syndergaard to get back on track rather than a stint necessitated by the injury itself.
"“We’re going to sit down with him and try to figure out. Obviously, we can’t continue at this pace of performance. There might be an opportunity to give him a reset to get this taken care of,” Dave Roberts, Dodgers manager said about Syndergaard."
That doesn’t exactly sound like the IL stint was something the Dodgers got forced into by a blister. The blister might be a convenient cover, but clearly, something is up here.
The Dodgers, two games behind the Diamondbacks, can only hope the 15-day stint can get Syndergaard back on his A-game.
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