Jacob deGrom Is Setting More Records

New York Mets ace, Jacob deGrom is on his way to having a legendary season. One for the ages. One that few have had, yes, it’s June, but it doesn’t look like he will be getting rocked anytime soon.

deGrom has driven in more runs (5) than he has earned runs the entire season (4). For 99.9% of the pitchers on earth, this is an astonishing feat. He’s now one of five pitchers to record 100 strikeouts in their first ten starts of the season, joining Chris Sale, Max Scherzer, Gerrit Cole, and Shane Bieber.

deGrom is 6-2, with a .056 ERA with a .53 WHIP. His 10 strikeouts in six innings marked the 51st time that he’s had double-digits in his career. The second most in the history of the franchise behind Tom Seaver, who has 60.

deGrom came out early against the Padres. He has some slight elbow tendinitis, but his MRI showed nothing worrisome, so he’s likely not going to miss a start.

If the Mets gave deGrom more run support, he would have more career wins. Still, he has two Cy Young Awards, and he’s on his way to three which, would tie the club record held by Tom Terrific. The more times the slender starter can get his name mentioned with Seaver in franchise history, the closer he gets to baseball immortality. He’s not there yet but right now, and for the last few seasons, he has been appointment television. Expect to see a lot of his starts and the first-place Mets on national television from here on in.

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Should the Diamondbacks Get the Rights to Kyler Murray

Kyler Murray is a terrific baseball player who happens to be a great NFL quarterback. He currently plays for the Arizona Cardinals through 2022, and there’s an option for 2023. At that point, he will be 27 and a free agent. The Oakland A’s hold the rights to this potential star, and the Diamondbacks should trade for them. In my mind, that’s the easiest way to lure Murray into baseball, where he has refused to shut the door on.

Murray played college baseball at Oklahoma University. In his sophomore season, the outfielder hit .296 with 10 home runs, 13 doubles, 47 RBI with 46 runs scored with 10 steals. Scott Boras was his agent, and he had a baseball contract that included college football in it, then he played, won a Heisman, and forged forward with that part of his career.

The Diamondbacks need some help, and this would sell tickets too. Murray would be good for the sport, and while many believe he won’t pass up the bigger NFL contract that awaits him, people forget when baseball is in your heart, it’s hard to turn your back on it. Murray knows he has the stuff, and that could be the overriding factor that sees him enter major league baseball, and long-term, the 5-10 football player won’t get as banged up.

This would be good for baseball.