People in Major League Baseball have learned to respect the Los Angeles Dodgers as a team that can identify a player’s weakness, fix it, and make them a valuable contributor. Noah Syndergaard acknowledged his wish to have access to the Dodgers’ system once more after agreeing to a one-year deal.
The contract for Syndergaard has a basic salary of $13 million and includes bonuses for innings pitched. He reportedly declined more money elsewhere in order to sign with L.A. “everything that they touch turns to gold.”
The Dodgers have recently signed players like Jake McGee, Yency Almonte, and Alex Vesia, among others, and have used their finest attributes to get the most out of them.
Some people who spent time in Los Angeles made good money, including Corey Knebel, Chris Martin, Andrew Heaney, and Tyler Anderson.
Syndergaard’s statement
Syndergaard stated, “I think when you think of the Los Angeles Dodgers, it has this aura around it. The expectations are super high and you’re expected to go out there and perform to the highest level.”
He then added, “What they did with Heaney and Tyler Anderson, I definitely want to be in that category.”
Another potential reason why Syndergaard wants to join the Dodgers is that their home base is the Dodgers stadium. Apparently some are saying that he likes playing in the stadium, and joining them would be a way for him to play in the stadium.
His remarks were, “There were a few teams. I’m not really sure how many. I let my agent deal with it and when things really caught steam, to let me know.”
“I think there were quite a bit of teams that made phone calls but I was really only interested if they were pretty serious. As far as my decision to choose the Dodgers, I feel like everything that they touch turns to gold. This is a pretty surreal moment.
“It’s been my dream to play for the Dodgers ever since I was first introduced to Dodger Stadium in 2015.”
Fan reaction towards Syndergaard
Noah Syndergaard wants to follow in the footsteps of what Tyler Anderson and Andrew Heaney did with the #Dodgers.https://t.co/KDIXAsJW5j pic.twitter.com/BPSF41FGom
— Dodger Blue (@DodgerBlue1958) January 11, 2023
Fans are not too happy with him taking cues from players who started off in smaller teams then got big enough to chunk them away. “You come in, play for a year, then sign a three-year contract for another team?” Stated by a fan.
The popular opinion on his statement is that he is in it for the money and not for the sport. If you sign for a bigger team like the Dodgers, you will be awarded the opportunity to receive more spotlight and more monetary benefits.
Regardless of what the situation is, a large majority of sports players are doing it for the money as well. It is their job at the end of the day, and they would of course want to climb their systemic structure for a better job placement. Sounds familiar? Isn’t that what most of us do in our normal day to day jobs?
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