It's well past time to show Jacob deGrom a little love this season. The game he pitched on Friday, June 11, was humdinger. In six innings, he gave up only one hit, walked zero hitters, and struck out ten with no runs scored. He got both a win and a quality start.
That would be an amazing game for any MLB starting pitcher, but for deGrom this season, it's just par for the course. He has pitched 64 innings, and his stats are almost unreal:
- deGrom has had just 4 earned runs, giving him an incredible 0.56 ERA (not a misprint!). For comparison sake, of all the starters who have pitched more than just 6.0 innings this year, Lance Lynn has the next lowest ERA, and his is 1.37--2.5 times higher than deGrom's.
- deGrom has given up just 26 hits and 8 walks giving him the very low WHIP of 0.56.
- Meanwhile, deGrom has struck out 103 batters. That's a lot in 64 innings!
Talk of MVP awards before the All-Star break is certainly premature, but it's not surprising that deGrom the favorite in betting markets to win the title in the National League.
It is a little ironic that I'm naming deGrom as my MLBoyfriend the week there has been some discussion about whether or not he has been cheating by sneaking banned substances onto balls. I'm no expert, but the consensus seems to be that he's probably not cheating. So, I'm going to go with that.
Congratulations, Jacob deGrom! You are my MLBoyfriend of the week. Keep it up and keep it clean.
