Death, taxes, and the New York Mets mishandling an injury. Some things never change. By now, the fantasy community is well aware of New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom's hyperextended right elbow. We're still awaiting MRI results in order to get an idea as to how much time he'll miss. However, deGrom felt pain in his right elbow during the bottom of the third inning on Wednesday and remained in the game prior to his removal after the fourth inning. [...]

As we've all heard by now, New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom left [...]

When New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom left [...]

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom has been a victim of some hard-luck, bullpen-blown no-decisions in 2018 -; and it's only been six starts thus far. One of those outings came against the Braves in Atlanta on April 21 when deGrom was absolutely masterful and put on a show with 10 strikeouts across 7 innings pitched, not allowing any runs on four hits and two walks. Of course, the Mets would go on to lose 4-3. deGrom gets those very same Braves on [...]

According to manager Mickey Callaway, the New York Mets are apparently considering a six-man rotation upon the return of starting pitcher Jason Vargas, which should happen within the next two weeks or so. Currently, starting pitchers Noah Syndergaard, Jacob deGrom, Steven Matz, Matt Harvey and Zack [...]

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom is off to a great start this season, but had perhaps his best outing yet on Monday against the [...]

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom was cruising with ease against the Miami Marlins on Tuesday, until the fifth inning that is. Miami put up four runs that inning, capped by a two-run homer from first baseman Justin Bour. However, deGrom rebounded for a scoreless fifth inning before being lifted, and the fifth inning wasn't as bad as it sounds. According to Statcast (per Newsday), four of the five batted balls in the fifth inning had a 42% or less chance of finding success, yet they did[...]

As the 2018 season is almost a week old, several pitchers have changed how often their pitch mixes. While not all had success with new pitch mixes, it can help us evaluate when we watch their second starts. Let's take a look at three starting pitchers who are making adjustments to their pitch selection in order to gain an advantage this season.   Subtle Changes, Better Results? Jacob deGrom's change-up Jacob deGrom (RHP, NYM) told MLB Network that he wanted to throw more chang[...]

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom had an effective, albeit not an extended, outing in his 2018 debut. DeGrom threw five 2/3 innings, allowing only one earned run on four hits and a walk while striking out seven in a 6-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. DeGrom found himself with a bit of a high pitch count early, leading to his removal one out shy of a quality start at 101 pitches. He'll have a much tougher outing on Thursday when the Mets head to D.C. for the [...]

With Opening Day a little over a week away, most MLB regulars spend the last few days of spring training ensuring they're back into their normal daily routine for the season. That includes starting pitcher Jacob deGrom of the New York Mets, who is starting a minor league game on [...]