According to Kevin Kernan of the New York Post, reigning rookie of the year Jacob deGrom is trying to make himself an even better pitcher by developing a curveball this spring.
“This spring is so different,” deGrom told Kernan. “I can really come in here and work on things. Last year when I was over on the big league side, I didn’t throw my curveball one time because I was trying to make the team and prove I could get outs in spring training.”
DeGrom said he was so focused on trying to show the Mets what he had last spring, that he shelved the curveball because it was a new pitch. But he adds that he began to break out the curve at the end of last season.
“It’s a great pitch whether it be strike one or a strikeout pitch,” deGrom said.
Wow, I think this is amazing. To think that deGrom could be even more effective than he was last season is hard to wrap my head around, the possibility of that is so incredible.
One of the observations Kernan has made at Port St. Lucie is the camaraderie and friendship between deGrom, Zack Wheeler and Matt Harvey.
“I think our staff is going to be one of the best in the league with us three,” deGrom said. “I think we all build off each other and I think we all learn from each other. They’ll be friendly competition. I think it is going to be a lot of fun.”
Oh man, I can’t wait for this season to start already. I’m so pumped up to see these three pitch together in the same rotation for the first time ever.
Make sure you check out the rest of Kernan’s article here. Good stuff.
