It's a Sunday afternoon Mets game which usually means bad things will happen but they played yesterday as if it was Sunday so maybe they got it out of the way. Noah Syndergaard (1-1, 5.63, 1.13) pitches for the Mets. His numbers aren't great but The Athletic's Matthew Modica wrote today: [bLOCKQUOTE]I remain resolute in my belief that the best is yet to come for Noah Syndergaard, but I understand the frustration. His four-seam has usurped the sinker and I'll continue this mantra about increasing the usage of secondary pitches, especially the slide piece! My only concern is his first pitch strike percentage, which needs to improve. I have said this before and will say it again until it comes to fruition. If you can acquire Syndergaard, I'd highly recommend it, this stock is about to soar. https://theathletic.com/936075/2019/04/20/chaos-is-a-ladder-this-weeks-two-start-pitchers-early-season-ace-performances-and-more/https://theathletic.com/936075/2019/04/20/chaos-is-a-ladder-this-weeks-two-start-pitchers-early-season-ace-performances-and-more/[/bLOCKQUOTE] Nathan Grimm in Rotoworld is also optimistic about Noah: [bLOCKQUOTE]Thor has a frustrating 5.63 ERA in four starts, and on the heels of an injury-shortened season in 2018 some fantasy players may be experiencing buyer's remorse. Fret not, friend -- you didn't get scammed. Syndergaard's surface numbers belie the fact that he's been virtually the same pitcher he's always been, just with a few worse outcomes to start the year. He's still striking out nearly 30 percent of the batters he faces while walking just over 5 percent, and his expected stats per Statcast rank among the best in his career. Well-timed hits and an unusually low strand rate -- just 54.6 percent of batters are left on base, compared to 74.3 percent for his career -- seem to be the biggest perpetrators. With a little more luck on his side, Thor should be bringing down the hammer -- er, ax? -- sooner than later. https://www.rotoworld.com/article/digging/digging-unlucky-oneshttps://www.rotoworld.com/article/digging/digging-unlucky-ones [/bLOCKQUOTE] Dakota Hudson (RHP) pitches for St. Louis (0-1, 6.88, 2.33). He's their #3 prospect. This is his 4th start of the season and the longest he's lasted is 4 2/3 innings this season. Let's hope that SNY concentrates on the Mets today rather than Keith's nostalgia for St. Louis.