Get an up-close look at how Noah Syndergaard is preparing for the 2018 season

New York Mets starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard (34) warms up before an opening day baseball game against the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field, Monday, April 3, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) (Seth Wenig/AP)

Noah Syndergaard threw just 30 1/3 innings last year, missing nearly five months with a right lat injury he suffered in late April. Naturally, he's eager to get back on the mound and help the Mets in 2018.

Just how eager? Here's how he's spending his offseason:

So the man with the mid-90s slider is going to be even bigger and stronger this season. Won't someone please think of poor Kevin Plawecki ?