Of course, with righty Noah Syndergaard out for the year after going through Tommy John surgical treatment, deGrom is all the more crucial to the Mets cause. Marcus Stroman, Rick Porcello, Steven Matz and Michael Wacha are slated to comprise the rest of what must be a strong rotation if healthy, however the Mets depth looks doubtful (Walker Lockett and Corey Oswalt might be first in line for starts in the occasion of an injury).
Mets ace Jacob deGrom left the teams instrasquad game after one inning Tuesday due to the fact that of back tightness, Tim Healey of Newsday tweets.
It stands to factor theyll need a healthy deGrom continuing to lead their pitching staff if the Mets are going to break their three-year playoff dry spell in 2020. The 32-year-old is irreplaceable, having won back-to-back National League Cy Youngs and consistently provided front-line production given that he debuted in the majors in 2014. He fired 204 innings of 2.43 ERA/2.67 FIP ball with 11.25 K/9 and 1.94 BB/9 last year.
Its not yet clear whether this issue will jeopardize deGroms opportunities of taking the ball for the Mets when their season opens July 24. As Tim Britton of The Athletic mention, though, back tightness did avoid deGrom from making an Opening Day start in 2018.
