Jacob deGrom is a young starting pitcher for the New York Mets. We now look into his dominance.

Jacob deGrom is a starting pitcher for the New York Mets. In his 22 game stint in 2014, deGrom did some pretty neat things. The one thing that stands out is that he won the National League Rookie of the Year award. He had to beat out Billy Hamilton of the Cincinnati Reds and Kolten Wong of the St. Louis Cardinals. In that 22 game span, deGrom went 9-6 with a 2.69 ERA which is really good. He also got 144 strikeouts. He accomplished all of this in just 140.1 innings of work.

His K/9 is 9.24. That means he averaged a little bit over a strikeout per inning. That helped him win the Rookie of the Year. Without deGrom, the Mets might really fall apart. He had a .600 winning percentage in games when he got a decision. That would up his WAR (Wins Above Replacement) which was 3.1. Since the Mets are in the National League, the pitcher has to bat. Jacob showed that he could hit, too, unlike other pitchers. In 46 at-bats, he got 10 hits, scored 3 times, and drove in 2 RBIs.

Jacob deGrom is also a very good defensive fielder. In his 22 games, deGrom didn’t have one single error. That is unbelievable!  The Mets have two of the best pitchers in all of baseball, Jacob deGrom and Matt Harvey. Now, Jacob deGrom can take the pressure off of Matt Harvey in big games. As you can see, Jacob deGrom is a star-studded young pitcher for the New York Mets. He has a bright future with many accomplishments ahead of him.