Why trading Jacob deGrom is easier said than done
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We are now roughly six weeks from the MLB trade deadline, and while it’s obvious stars like Manny Machado and Mike Moustakas will be wearing new uniforms come August, the most fascinating unanswered question is the status of Mets ace Jacob deGrom. It’s unWhy trading Jacob deGrom is easier said than done
We are now roughly six weeks from the MLB trade deadline, and while it’s obvious stars like Manny Machado and Mike Moustakas will be wearing new uniforms come August, the most fascinating unanswered question is the status of Mets ace Jacob deGrom. It’s understandable why the Mets would at least consider listening on deGrom, but as New York’s first-year pitching coach Dave Eiland eloquently said last week, pitchers like deGrom don’t grow on trees, and to move him would be asinine.In a season that started with so much promise for New York, a steady month and a half of mediocre baseball has them sitting at 31-45, in fourth place in the NL East, and buried 10.5 games out of a wild card spot. The Mets have been hampered with both injuries and underperformance, something that has become a seemingly yearly trend for them. With a roster among the oldest in baseball, it is looking like if not a rebuild, at least a reset could be in order.So, how exactly can they accomplish that?As difficult a pill as it would be to sw Read more