A Thread for Starting Pitchers That Are Jacob deGrom

Making his first major league start in 13 months tonight. With some first inning adrenaline, his fastball hit 102 MPH. Doesn’t look like he is overthrowing so far.

Looks like he pitched very well tonight.

Either finished for the day or one more inning, but what a game: 5 perfect innings, 10 K.

Retired the first 17! Then Swanson hit a homrerun :/

I caught his last two batters--didn't realize the Jays network had switched over to the Mets game. He came real close to 6 perfect innings with 13 strikeouts.

Kind of relieved they didn’t have to take him while he was throwing a perfect game though. He was at a limit of around 75 pitches, so next time he will get a chance to go deeper.

6 shutout innings tonight, 10 Ks. So great to watch him pitch again.

Small sample size, I know, but: deGrom went into yesterday's start with a 37-1 K/BB ratio. After striking out nine and walking one, his ratio has plummeted to 23-1.

Pedro 1999: 213.1 IP, 23-4, 2.07, 234 ERA+, 1.39 FIP, 0.923 WHIP, 8.46 K/BB, 9.8 bWAR

Pedro 2000: 217.0 IP, 18-6, 1.74, 291 ERA+, 2.17 FIP, 0.737 WHIP, 8.88 K/BB, 11.7 bWAR

DeGrom 2020-22: 203.1 IP, 16-5, 1.64, 250 ERA+, 1.61 FIP, 0.689 WHIP, 9.48 K/BB, 9.0 bWAR

Staying healthy and playing means everything, of course.

10 Ks through four innings so far

13 Ks today, but Cruz got the better of him.

https://i.imgur.com/ESUg3c4.png

“Days since injury” conspicuously missing. Heroes: none is extremely funny though.

i guess there's the small chance he was trying to be funny? i don't know much at all about degrom the person or personality. but i agree, hero "none" is good stuff

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qY6ZaJK_ARc/maxresdefault.jpg

i want to believe he drew the cactus and sun and baseball

“I fully anticipate making my next start”: The New Jacob Degrom Thread

I was sure after they pulled him he was gonna be out for at least a month

Woop

he fully intends to make his next start

Shit in one hand and wish in the other etc

Out for a couple of more weeks.

he fully intends to make his next start
― Michael F Gill, Friday, April 28, 2023 11:46 PM (one week ago)

Missed that--nice deadpan, reminds me of Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby on her excruciating pain: "Oh, haven't you heard? It'll go away in a day or two."

I am irrationally angry at deGrom for being injured so much. I want to watch him pitch and I want the rangers to win the AL West. Get it together Jacob!

I am irrationally angry at deGrom for being injured so much. I want to watch him pitch and I want the rangers to win the AL West. Get it together Jacob!

:(

“Fighting through tears as he addressed the media on Tuesday evening, Jacob deGrom expressed his frustration with his unfortunate situation.

deGrom's Rangers tenure was dealt a significant blow on Tuesday with the announcement that the two-time Cy Young Award winner will undergo surgery to repair a tear in his right ulnar collateral ligament. Rangers GM Chris Young didn't specify if the procedure will be reconstructive Tommy John surgery or another surgery, but either way, the celebrated right-hander is done for the season.”

No better distraction than being in first place and playing .650 baseball. If they were floundering around near the bottom, they'd be getting crucified in the media right now.

It’s probably better that this happened in Arlington instead of Queens, for sure. He only made 6 starts this year and he may be out for most/all of next season too if it’s a full recovery from Tommy John surgery.

Wherever this had happened--and you're right, being far away from New York helps--I think the media would be much tougher on the team that signed him than on deGrom himself--who does get subjected to jokes, here and elsewhere, but that someone signed him for 185 million/5 years still boggles the mind.

His upside is as high as almost anyone who has ever pitched, and I assume that can be enough for a team that already a billion dollar infield. It’s not very logical. The way he pitched during his 2 Cy Young seasons, along with one of the greatest half-seasons ever, that is high level magic/sorcery that everyone wants a piece of, hoping it will rub off on them. It’s almost hall of fame worthy, but it feels like too short of a peak.

*already has

I feel bad for him, the team is winning and he obviously wants to compete. On the other hand, he'll be getting 185M no matter what, and the Rangers were dumb enough to roll the dice.

Verlander was a few years older than deGrom when he had TJ and came back better than ever, so I want to be optimistic that we haven't seen the last of peak deGrom.

I watched the deGrom clip. If it's possible to feel sorry for someone who with $185 million dollars, I did--I'm sure he's carrying around a fair amount of guilt in with the disappointment.

Missed this piece from a week ago:

https://www.si.com/mlb/2023/06/12/jacob-degrom-tommy-john-surgery-injury-hall-of-fame-career#gid=ci02c19f43b00025c3&pid=1

Kind of funny that he includes Ruth, who seemed to move past the bittersweetness of his aborted pitching career. I know Fidrych's injury happened early, but I might include him instead.

Thought of José Fernández, too, but I see he does include both him and Fidrych as a different category.

Domingo Germán perfect through seven for the Yankees

Lol wrong thread

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