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Mets Manager Mickey Callaway knew it would be difficult for Jacob deGrom to duplicate the 1.70 earned run average he posted last season, but Callaway also believed deGrom could negotiate his way out of all trouble he saw this year.
“If he can weather the storm of run support he got last year, he can deal with anything,” Callaway said on the first day of spring training. “So it should be a cake walk.”
The last week, however, has shown how challenging it can be. After not allowing a run in either of his first two starts, deGrom gave up a combined nine runs in his last two outings, both of which resulted in losses.