{"id":296270,"date":"2021-07-11T12:11:29","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T09:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mets-jacob-degrom-likely-to-get-extended-break\/"},"modified":"2021-07-11T12:11:29","modified_gmt":"2021-07-11T09:11:29","slug":"mets-jacob-degrom-likely-to-get-extended-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mets-jacob-degrom-likely-to-get-extended-break\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mets’ Jacob deGrom likely to get extended break"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Mets’ Jacob deGrom likely to get extended break<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Jacob deGrom hasn\u2019t been completely ruled out of Sunday\u2019s first-half finale, but an extended rest app<\/a>ears to be the Mets\u2019 preference for their ace.<\/p>\n

After the Mets split a doubleheader against the Pirates on Saturday, manager Luis Rojas provided little clarity on his pitching plans for Sunday other than to say a bullpen game<\/a> or opener was a possibility.<\/p>\n

DeGrom, who started Wednesday against the Brewers, would be pitching on short rest if he were utilized Sunday. But the Mets have the option of using him in a short appearance in place of a throw day.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are leaning toward not having him throw until the second half right now,\u201d Rojas said. \u201cThat is how we are leaning, just not to have him on short rest, not to have him in any type of exposure out there and just prevent anything from happening. We already had three things happen in this season, so it can be a little risky to push some things.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Rojas has not announced his rotation to start the second half, but deGrom isn\u2019t expected to pitch the first game, on Friday in Pittsburgh. It\u2019s more likely the right-hander, who is skipping the All-Star Game, will pitch next Saturday or Sunday.<\/p>\n

J.D. Davis may join the Mets in Pittsburgh next weekend, but he won\u2019t necessarily be their everyday third baseman. Davis, who has missed the past two months with a left hand injury, has been continuing a rehab assignment at Trip<\/a>le-A Syracuse.<\/p>\n

In Davis\u2019 absence, the Mets have received satisfactory play from Jonathan Villar and Luis Guillorme, among others, at third base.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Davis] will get a chance to play third,\u201d Rojas said. \u201cWe tried him at first, too, we also think of his versatility, he\u2019s played in the outfield too. I think moving around will serve well for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou always want to have J.D.\u2019s bat in the lineup, but I can\u2019t say right now that he\u2019s the third baseman. I feel that everyone we have here is an everyday player right now. Everyone is getting a chance to play, we\u2019re rotating, so J.D. is going to come in and he\u2019s going to be a part of that rotation as well.\u201d<\/p>\n