Former New York Mets superstar and Toronto Blue Jays top prospect signs with White Sox

Most baseball fans remember Noah Syndergaard as superstar flamethrower 'Thor' from his heydays from the New York Mets.

However Toronto Blue Jays fans remember him as a top pitching prospect involved in the R.A. Dickey trade on Dec. 17, 2012.

On that day, the Blue Jays traded prospects Travis d'Arnaud, Noah Syndergaard, and Wuilmer Becerra, as well as catcher John Buck, for R.A Dickey, Josh Thole, and Mike Nickeas.

Some fans can never forgive and forget. Others were happy with Dickey.

Syndergaard, 33 in August, hasn't pitched in the majors since splitting the 2023 season between the Dodgers and Guardians.

The former Mets star was one of the sport's most promising young arms from 2015-19 before injuries derailed his career.

Syndergaard posted a combined 3.31 ERA with a 26.4% strikeout rate and 5.6% walk rate in 716 innings over that five-year period but never got back on track after multiple arm injuries, most notably including Tommy John surgery.

The Angels signed Syndergaard post-surgery, shelling out a hefty $21MM on a one-year deal and forfeiting a draft pick, the Mets had issued him a qualifying offer in hopes he'd recapture his ace form.

He pitched more like a fourth starter with the Halos, logging a 3.83 ERA with a below-average strikeout rate and a heater that was down more than three miles per hour.

They traded him to the Phillies for Mickey Moniak at the '22 trade deadline, and he gave Philadelphia a similar performance.

A 2023 deal to join the Dodgers didn't pan out, and L.A. swapped him out for another underperforming veteran (Amed Rosario) in a deadline deal with Cleveland that year.

Syndergaard didn't pitch well with either club and wound up being released by the Guardians about a month after the trade.