During the offseason, we joked about how the Mets are so depthless (aka shallow) that deGrom is their best pinch hitter.
Hilarious!
…and it’s true. Terry Collins has announced that he will use deGrom as a PH.
A ball is gonna break his hand while he’s up there–perhaps while he’s putting a bunt down. Get ready for gaming teams to headhunt. Metsblow.
Tejada is the starting SS today.
Legit proposition: deGrom should play SS when he’s not pitching, so long as Flores remains injured. He’s day-to-day, so we’ll see him next decade.
deGrom is a better hitter than Tejada, and they say a better fielder as well. deGrom came up as a shortstop.
Nothing is more out of favor than pitchers doing non-pitcher things. They have such quirky and superstitious routines. It was even criticized when they’d bring out Glavine to bunt on non-pitching days, even when he was clearly the best pinch-bunt option.
Favor be damned. Trend ends here. deGrom is the best SS we have right now.
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