{"id":256278,"date":"2021-05-22T10:02:18","date_gmt":"2021-05-22T07:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mets-jacob-degrom-will-be-pitching-tuesday-but-where\/"},"modified":"2021-05-22T10:02:18","modified_gmt":"2021-05-22T07:02:18","slug":"mets-jacob-degrom-will-be-pitching-tuesday-but-where","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mets-jacob-degrom-will-be-pitching-tuesday-but-where\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mets’ Jacob deGrom will be pitching Tuesday, but where?"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Mets’ Jacob deGrom will be pitching Tuesday, but where?<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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One thing is certain about Jacob deGrom\u2019s short-term future: He is pitching Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The big question that remains unanswered: Will it be for the Mets or some minor league affiliate?<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether it\u2019s going to be for us, I\u2019m going to say we hope so,\u201d manager Luis Rojas said before the Mets\u2019 6-5, 12-inning win over the Marlins on Friday night. \u201cBut we want to see this day-to-day. We want to see how he feels and the feedback on how it\u2019s going, and then we can probably say, \u2018He\u2019s pitching with us\u2019 or \u2018We want to go another way where we want to see another rehab start.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n

DeGrom, who is on the injured list with right-side tightness, struck out eight of nine batters he faced Thursday in a Single-A rehab start. He was throwing 102 miles per hour, according to the opposing Palm Beach Cardinals\u2019 Twitter<\/a> account. Mets pitching coach Jeremy Hefner was in attendance.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere wasn\u2019t a real plan set,\u201d Rojas said. \u201cIt was more like 3-4 innings, however he felt. He said his mechanics felt good throughout. He didn\u2019t feel anything body-wise. Then he threw some more pitches in the bullpen.\u201d<\/p>\n

DeGrom arrived in Miami for treatment Friday and is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Sunday. Wasting their ace in the minors would seem like an odd choice for the Mets when they are extra-strapp<\/a>ed for offense because of injuries.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only thing that will take us that way is if there is something he wants to feel,\u201d Rojas said. \u201cOr something the medical staff wants him to achieve. That\u2019s why we are going with the day-to-day approach. What we don\u2019t want is what happened, what got him on the IL over a week ago. If everything goes accordingly, you may see him pitching in a big-league game<\/a> on Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rojas, a former minor league manager, can relate to how the Cardinals\u2019 farmhands felt against deGrom.<\/p>\n

\u201cOpposing batters are always aggressive,\u201d Rojas said. \u201cThey want to get strike one. The guys at that level are excited they are facing big league pitchers. Jake had his best stuff. Some guys didn\u2019t get hits, but I have to think it was a great experience [for them] to face Jake, the best pitcher in the game, in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n