Jacob deGrom refuses to blame rain delays, sickness or other external factors for his recent nosedive.
Instead, the Mets right-hander continues to harp on mechanics and working with pitching coach Dave Eiland on an adjustment that will let him return to Cy Young form.
“I’m leaving the rubber early and my arm can’t catch up,” deGrom said Saturday before the Mets faced the Brewers at Citi Field. “I’m not whipping through the ball. It’s almost a push, like a shotput. I’m always trying to not do that.”
The challenge is trying to correct the problem.
“The easy part is diagnosing it and then the hard part, even if you are doing it on a regular routine, is to fix it,” manager Mickey Callaway said.