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National League Cy Young Tensions

As of August 25, with five weeks left of the regular season, the National League Cy Young of 2018 is certainly gaining traction. The National League possible front runners are the Mets’ Jacob deGrom, Phillies’ Aaron Nola, and the reigning winner, Max Scherzer. So far, Scherzer is 16-6 with a 2.13 ERA and a league leading 244 strikeouts in 181.2 innings. Nola is 15-3 with 169 strikeouts, all while matching Scherzer’s ERA. deGrom is currently has 214 strikeouts and is leading the NL with an immaculate 1.77 ERA. However, deGrom only has a .500 record (8-8). His lack of wins looks bad to the eye, but his minimal ERA contradicts the stat. In an age where Sabermetrics matter and people want to “kill the win,” deGrom has a better chance of winning this year than past decades. Scherzer is a better candidate than Nola because Scherzer has more innings under his belt, more strikeouts, and more wins while sustaining an identical ERA. So, the National Cy Young is up for grabs between Scherzer and deGrom.

Jacob deGrom

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.