The Phillies have acquired right-handed starter Noah Syndergaard from the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for outfielders Mickey Moniak and Jadiel Sanchez.
Syndergaard, who garnered the nickname “Thor” during his time with the Mets, made 15 starts for the Angels this year and posted a 3.83 ERA (34 ER, 80.0 IP) with 64 strikeouts to only 22 walks. He has faced 338 batters this season and limited them to a .244/.300/.383 slash line while posting a 1.21 WHIP (75 H). He has thrown at least 5.0 innings and allowed three earned runs or fewer in 10 of his 15 starts this year.
Syndergaard, 29, has thrown 326 sinkers this year and opponents are hitting just .179 with a .211 slugging percentage and .222 wOBA against it. Among 78 pitchers in MLB this year who have thrown at least 300 sinkers, Syndergaard’s .211 opponents slugging percentage and .222 opponents wOBA rank first.
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