The Los Angeles Angels have signed right-hander Noah Syndergaard to a one-year contract, the team announced Tuesday.
The one-year pact is worth $21 million, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.
Syndergaard is tied to draft-pick compensation after the New York Mets offered him a one-year, $18.4-million qualifying offer.
Angels general manager Perry Minasian was with the Toronto Blue Jays when the team drafted Syndergaard. The Blue Jays eventually dealt the 29-year-old to New York in the R.A. Dickey trade.
Syndergaard only pitched two innings last season after returning from Tommy John surgery and numerous setbacks. The former All-Star owns a career 3.32 ERA with a 1.16 WHIP and 9.7 K/9 over six years with the Mets.
Pairing Syndergaard with Shohei Ohtani gives Los Angeles one of the most electric one-two punches in the majors, albeit both come with health concerns.
The Angels needed pitching help after their starting rotation finished with the sixth-worst ERA (4.78) in the AL last campaign as the team missed the playoffs for the seventh consecutive year.
Meanwhile, Mike Trout appears to be happy about adding Syndergaard:
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— Mike Trout (@MikeTrout) November 16, 2021
