{"id":22146,"date":"2022-07-22T09:35:41","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T09:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/jacob-degrom-felt-good-after-simulated-start\/"},"modified":"2022-07-22T09:35:41","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T09:35:41","slug":"jacob-degrom-felt-good-after-simulated-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/jacob-degrom-felt-good-after-simulated-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacob DeGrom “Felt Good” After Simulated Start"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New York Mets’ starter Jacob deGrom<\/strong> \u201cfelt good\u201d Thursday night after concluding his four innings of work in a simulated start in Port St. Lucie, Florida at Clover Park. This coming after he was originally scheduled to throw Tuesday, but the start was pushed back to Thursday due to some slight muscle soreness.<\/p>\n

Michael Marino initially reported<\/strong><\/a> the news that deGrom’s start had gone without issue. He tweeted, \u201cJacob deGrom pitched over four inning today, facing 13 batters. He struck out 10 of them.\u201d He then added that a Mets’ source said, \u201che looks like Jake.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is still unclear what the next step is for deGrom, but the Mets have to be happy that he was able to get up and down for over four innings and extend to 60 pitches. The rehab numbers for deGrom have been outstanding so far. Not counting tonight’s sim game, deGrom has thrown 8 2\/3 innings, allowing five hits, one walk, and striking out 15. The fastball has also been consistently in the 98-100 range. And his slider as deadly as it usually is, sitting in the 93-MPH range.<\/p>\n

Tim Healey also reported<\/strong><\/a> that deGrom \u201cfelt good\u201d after his start Thursday night. Mike Puma also tweeted<\/strong><\/a> that the Mets are, \u201cencouraged by how upbeat deGrom sounded after his outing.\u201d So, early signs appear extremely encouraging for the two-time Cy Young winning pitcher.<\/p>\n

The next step is ultimately to be determined. Will it be one more rehab start? Or perhaps he returns to action with the Mets sometime against the New York Yankees? Regardless, the sooner deGrom returns, as is extremely apparent, the better for the club. With the addition of deGrom, New York will add the best starting pitcher in baseball to an already formidable group.<\/p>\n

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