NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 09: Jacob deGrom #48 of the New York Mets reacts after giving up a 2-run home run to Jesus Aguilar #24 of the Miami Marlins in the fifth inning at Citi Field on August 09, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
The New York Mets will be without Jacob deGrom for even longer than expected.
While deGrom is apparently improving, the pace of that healing isn’t up to par with the Mets initial expectations towards their ace’s return. Because of this, he’ll be shut down for at least two more weeks before he starts throwing and, perhaps, can pitch in minor-league games.
Unfortunately for a Mets team locked in a division race, this could very well mean they won’t have their best pitcher for the remainder of the regular season.
The following is from SNY’s Steve Gelbs: “Bad news on Jacob deGrom. While Luis Rojas says that he is improving, deGrom will be shutdown from throwing for another two weeks. At that point, he will get more imaging. The earliest deGrom could return now is mid-September, but his season is clearly very much in jeopardy.”
New York Mets: Jacob deGrom was on pace for historic season
deGrom was on pace for Bob Gibson numbers, and perhaps the NL MVP and Cy Young awards in the same calendar campaign. Instead, injuries have robbed us of one of the premier talents in the sport.
Without deGrom, the Mets will lean even more heavily on the likes of Marcus Stroman and Taijuan Walker. deGrom could be back in time for a playoff push, or perhaps the postseason itself, if rehab finally goes as planned moving forward.
So far, though, deGrom has fallen victim to setback after setback.