NEW YORK -- Unbeknownst to Jacob deGrom, when he arrived at Citi Field on Sunday, his pitching coach and front office had already been discussing him for much of the morning. Citing caution, the Mets decided to scratch deGrom from his scheduled start Monday in Cincinnati. The team placed him on the 10-day disabled list, retroactive to last Thursday, which will allow him to start May 13 in Philadelphia.
"We thought long and hard about this," manager Mickey Callaway said. "The more and more we talked about this, we need to take care of the season and Jacob deGrom and the New York Mets.