Kind of funny that he thanked his teammates considering the huge lack of run support he got this year, but major congrats to Jake anyway.
Jacob deGrom Wins the 2018 NL Cy Young Award
15
Nov
Tag Archives: Jacob deGrom
Jon Heyman on Mets’ New GM Brodie Van Wagenen
30
Oct
No, he shouldn’t fire Mickey Callaway and yes, he needs to do everything possible to keep Jacob deGrom and Zack Wheeler around for a long time.
Jacob deGrom Made His Case For Cy Young Award
27
Sep
10-9. 1.70 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 269 strikeouts. It’s a crying shame that his win count is so low, but that’s the Mets inept offense for ya. Either way, the fact that deGrom has allowed no more than three runs in 29 straight starts, the longest single-season streak in baseball history, that’s also tied for the longest streak ever. Give the man his award already.
Could Double Digits in Wins Get Jacob deGrom the Cy Young?
14
Aug
Two wins in a row gets him to 7 total. And you have to figure that if everything stays on track, deGrom has about 6 or 7 starts left in him before the season ends. Felix Hernandez won a Cy Young with only 13 wins not too long ago. If deGrom stays atop in the ERA race and can get to double digits in victories, I think that he has a chance to win the award for baseball’s best pitcher even if Max Scherzer is having an MVP-type year.
The Mets Should Not Trade DeGrom, Syndergaard, Matz or Wheeler
27
Jul
Sick and tired of all this trade talk about the Mets and one of their starters. I no it makes for good copy, but what does it do for us in the long run? What big name prospect out there can we really pick up for Wheeler? Even in a lost season like this one, Mets management has gots to know that pitching is our one major strength and what wins us championships. In other words, sign our ace Degrom to a longterm contract already and leave Matz, Syndergaard and Wheeler alone.
Dave Eiland Thinks Mets Would Be “Crazy” To Trade Jacob deGrom
20
Jun
Real Met fans know the deal. Besides not winning a World Series in 31 years, there’s the fact that we’ve only had 6 playoff appearances since 1986. That’s a 20 percent success rate. And while bad trades, horrible free-agent signings, major injuries, ass-backward GM decisions and major busts like Lastings Milledge and Fernando Martinez have all contributed to the Mets lack of winning of late, if you’re Mets you have a right to be….disgruntled. That said, why in the world, as the local press has been pushing of late, would you choose to rebuild (again) and trade your best pitcher? This ludicrous idea is beyond me and apparently pitching coach Dave Eiland too:
No-nonsense pitching coach Dave Eiland listed all the off-the-charts attributes deGrom brings, and then told The Post this when asked if deGrom should be traded for prospects:
“Absolutely not. It’s crazy, it’s asinine, these guys don’t just fall off trees, it’s total nonsense,’’ Eiland said before the Mets played the Rockies on Tuesday night at Coors Field, one night after deGrom pitched eight spectacular innings in a 12-2 win over Colorado.
“Say you got five prospects, who is to say those prospects are going to work out?’’ Eiland said. “Who’s going to fill Jake’s innings not only this year, but in 2019 and 2020? He is the pitcher every team is looking for. Hey, I’m just a pitching coach, not a manager or a GM, but I’ve been in this game for over 30 years, you don’t trade a guy like that, because you can’t replace him.’’