Jacob deGrom Dominant vs Braves 

I’m a braves fan and that game was painful to watch. But man, I can’t help but just sit in awe of DeGrom. I’ve never seen someone make batters look so helpless at the plate. He is truly something special

I think Degrom has kind of “broke” pitching. There have always been 2 kinds of dominant pitchers for the last 20 years. 1. The Ace Starter- a starter with high end stuff- including a mid-high ninety fastball and a ++ breaking pitch to go along with two average options. This is the kind of pitcher who “sets-up” hitters by establishing different quadrants of the zone, changing the eye level of the hitter and then getting outs by forcing the hitter to extend on pitches outside of the zone. This guy can go two or three times through a lineup because he can vary his approach and location. 2. The lights out reliever- this is a guy with has two ++ pitches- including a power fastball. But that’s it. He can’t confuse the hitter with by throwing 4 kinds of pitches, changing speeds and eye level. It’s just case of- you cannot hit this, I dare you to try. The hitter has to cover the heater, and looks foolish on the breaking stuff. These pitchers can’t face a lineup more than once and they can hardly maintain their max effort stuff for more than one inning. 3. DeGrom- a pitcher with 2 closer level pitches that can go as long as a starter!! This guy throws two pitches to only two quadrants of the plate but he commands them at a Mariano Rivera level. He’s the answer to the question- what if a pitcher as good as Mariano Rivera was a starter??

When healthy, he is the most dominating pitcher since the peak Pedro with Red Sox.

deGrom is easily the best player in the game. Man has perfect genetics, perfect mechanics and he is ALWAYS DOMINANT it’s ridiculous

Not just because I’m a Mets fan … pitchers usually have at least one flaw , be it control , not a 95 + arm , tipping pitches etc … he doesn’t, he’s 6 ft 6 with a 7 ft stride , 100 fastball, great slider that looks like a belt high fastball when he throws it … and he doesn’t walk anyone … I’ve never seen anything like it , let’s just hope he stays healthy.

We can thank Terry Collins

The really scary part is he CAN throw other pitches if he ever needs to. He's got the occasional changeup, AND a curveball in his back pocket.

Great vid. Love the enthusiasm

Insane that deGrom and Al Leiter's son are on the Rangers

He really threw a 96 slider.. good freaking luck hitting him

Great analysis, never heard of the tucked thumb before.

DeRo is a treasure.

AWESOME!

DeGrom is a great pitcher. 100 mph fastball and 96 mph slider.

He is amazing. Even more effortless in person! He looks flawless. He’s the epitome of a good pitcher, the aura he exudes helps him as well, as he seems very concentrated & confident.

Al rocking the Hulk Submariner

Al Leiter’s the right guy on the network to talk about spin and spin efficiency, given that high, efficient spin is Jack Leiter’s calling card. Also, that chart of deGrom’s year-by-year velo is misleading because it’s missing 2015, when he averaged well over 95mph. But his velo dropped in 2016, perhaps in part from all the innings he threw the previous year, deep into October.

I’m not religious but I’m actually praying 🙏 he stays healthy. It’s too cool watching this amazing dude

As a Dodger fan, Degrom scares me.

I know it hurts some of the other pitcher's ego to not get 1/4 of the praise deGrom gets, but cmon. This is unreal.

he mentioned in an interview he made some mechanical changes i wonder what those where

Jacob deGrom is built physically like a wet noddle but can he bring the gas. We’ve all been waiting for this. Jake you do not have to throw straight gas all the time. Save your arm brother. With all the others pitchers Cole, Bauer, etc imagine if deGrom used this substances he would unhittable.

His arm is a weapon.

Look where 102 has gotten us. One elite pitcher after another getting Tommy John. This isn't working out. DeGrom not being able to finish the 21" season was the most disappointing thing I've ever witnessed watching sports. I've watched a lot of baseball and at 37 years old, DeGrom is the most dominant pitcher I've ever seen pitch. He really was unhittable

missed a really good opportunity when they showed the heat maps guys. we don't care what DeRo would have liked, what's valuable from the heat maps is to show the how effective the slider is because it's so constant in plane with FB but end up 10" off att the plate

Jake is just king to watch at the field.

deGrom > Ohtani

This stuff is like make believe land.

My mlb the shower player with maxed velo throws like 92mph slider lol. Degrom is literally above video game numbers.

let’s go Mets!!!!!!!!

Just imagine if Jacob had decent run support.

Bro….Uncle Stevie. 6 / $65 per. You can’t let him leave. He retires a Met.

Let's not forget Jake never used spider tack or anything else for that matter

Best pitch in baseball is a well placed fast ball, "Dwayne Statts"

I think Al likes watching Jake. haha

4:21 - 4:25, you mean roided up?

Bauer has the same grip techniques, loose enough to slide out cleam, Tucked thumb.

the greatest pitcher of all time behind scherzer

What a great segment and showing the yearly speed progression. Wow. Baseball, so great without Marxism.

I see Mets bashers. Hate because you fear.

i can confidently say that degrom, as of right now, his peak....he's the best pitcher of all time. yes, better than pedro, randy johnson, rocket his command, the nastiness of his pitches, the heat ...it's all just insane

plot twist the mets collapse like always

Dominant until he wasn't. Go braves!!

How much better is degrom than verlander

Why did deGrom slam his glove down on the bench after being pulled? Because he lost the shutout, perfect game, elevated his ERA? He shouldn't think about any of that when he's in the zone. . . one pitch at a time! They wanted to hold him to 75 - on 76 pow batter goes yard, dinger! If they pulled him at 70 then no HR.

verlander is close lol that statement is so dumb

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How many homeruns does deGrom hit? Pitcher yes, but overall, not the best. Ohtani the best overall player in baseball.

This is 🤣😂😂 funny......I just at here n watched 2 shows on MLB Network 2hrs......mentioned every team in the hunt for the playoffs besides the Phillies.....no love for the Phillies.......just proved me right on how philly teams are the most hated in each sport......that's unreal.....the Phillies only are 39-19 since June 1st.... 3rd best in the entire league.....pitching is seventh overall......leads the leagues in home runs hit and extra base hits.....defense is top ten....bullpen top five surprisingly.....2 four game sweeps in 8 days..... Just past San Diego for the 2nd playoff spot..... So keep sleeping on the Phillies...it's starting to remind me of 2008 right now.....feeling the vibe....keep sleeping 😴.....

He throws too hard. Hes going to stay getting hurt, watch.

Blue called this game DeGrom favor, pitches a foot outside or high ball and boom Strike 2 and pretty much you are done if you fell 0-2 on him.

Two geniuses with barely a high school education trying to explain hard pitching. Dude half the league throws 100. The difference is he throws it for six innings, not just one. Major leaguers can hit 100. It's the pinpoint control and consistency.

They’ll crumble in the postseason