<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/texas-rangers/rangers-news-how-jacob-degrom-surpassed-nolan-ryan-specific-texas-history');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Jacob deGrom surpassed Nolan Ryan in specific Rangers history');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Rangers-Jacob-deGrom-in-action.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>How Jacob deGrom surpassed Nolan Ryan in specific Rangers history</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-05T15:50:12-07:00">April 5th, 3:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-05T15:50:37-07:00">April 5th, 3:50pm</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a Senior Associate Editor with ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP,  he's writing sports betting predictions for numerous sites across North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/rangers-news-jacob-degrom-shares-nervous-admission-after-first-2025-start">Texas Rangers right-hander Jacob deGrom is finally healthy</a> and dominating again. The veteran has dealt <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/rangers-make-inevitable-jacob-degrom-injury-move">with non-stop injury problems over the last few seasons</a>, but he’s now at 100%, which is great news for the 2023 World Series champions.</p><p>While his first start with the Rangers came at the beginning of ’23, he’s <a href="https://x.com/JaredSandler/status/1908610442592915954" rel="noopener">set an impressive franchise record</a>, surpassing Nolan Ryan.</p><p>Via Jared Sandler:</p><p>“Through deGrom’s first 10 career starts with the Rangers, he registered 12.72 K/9, the highest ever by a Rangers pitcher through his first 10 starts with the team. 12.72 – Jacob deGrom, 11.23 – Nolan Ryan”</p><p>deGrom has always been known as a strikeout pitcher, so this doesn’t exactly come as a surprise. He’s struck out 65 hitters in 46 innings of work for the Rangers since joining in the ’23 offseason. In 2025, deGrom has made one start, throwing five frames of scoreless baseball while striking out six.</p><p>There’s no question that he will be the ace of this staff if he stays off the IL. He was only limited to five innings last Sunday, but that was deGrom’s return from injury. The Rangers plan to let him go six or seven innings in his next start, which is going to be on Saturday evening against the Tampa Bay Rays.</p><p>deGrom admitted there <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/jacob-degrom-five-scoreless-innings-2025-debut" rel="noopener">was some nerves</a> in his return from Tommy John, but he quickly settled in against the Boston Red Sox.</p><p>Via MLB.com:</p><p>“I get jitters every time I take the mound,” deGrom said. “I have a hard time eating that day, I get super nervous. It is what it is. It’s just about wanting to go out there and compete at a high level. I’m always pretty anxious the day I pitch. So the jitters won’t be gone, but now it’s just about locking in on those mechanics and trusting the stuff.”</p><p>He’ll be looking to rack up some more strikeouts versus Tampa.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Jacob deGrom surpassed Nolan Ryan in specific Rangers history

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/texas-rangers/rangers-news-jacob-degrom-shares-nervous-admission-after-first-2025-start');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rangers’ Jacob deGrom shares ‘nervous’ admission after first 2025 start');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Jacob-deGrom-shares-nervous-admission-after-first-2025-start.jpg"></figure><h1>Rangers’ Jacob deGrom shares ‘nervous’ admission after first 2025 start</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-31T09:23:28-07:00">March 31st, 9:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-31T09:23:28-07:00">March 31st, 9:23am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After many <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/texas-rangers/rangers-news-jacob-degrom-truth-bomb-hall-of-fame-injury">injury setbacks for Texas Rangers star Jacob deGrom</a>, he finally made his first start in 2025 during the team’s 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday. With <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/texas-rangers/rangers-news-jacob-degrom-reveals-how-throwing-slower-is-key-to-return">deGrom’s plan for the Rangers being to throw slower</a> in the plan to come back stronger than ever, he had a strong start as he spoke on his emotions after the fact.</p><p>deGrom didn’t record the win, but threw five scoreless innings in 73 pitches while striking out six batters, walking two, and allowing two hits. He would admit that every time he gets out there to pitch, he gets <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/jacob-degrom-five-scoreless-innings-2025-debut" rel="noopener">“the jitters”</a> and “super nervous,” but he’s at the point where the 36-year-old has to trust his abilities according to MLB.com.</p><p>“I get jitters every time I take the mound,” deGrom said. “I have a hard time eating that day, I get super nervous. It is what it is. It’s just about wanting to go out there and compete at a high level. I’m always pretty anxious the day I pitch. So the jitters won’t be gone, but now it’s just about locking in on those mechanics and trusting the stuff.”</p><h2><b>Rangers’ Jacob deGrom “throwing free and easy”</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Jacob-deGrom-on-March-30-2025.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>As <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/texas-rangers/rangers-news-jacob-degrom-perfect-spring-training-debut">deGrom started in a great way for the Rangers in his spring training</a> debut, he wanted to build off the momentum and carry it into the regular season. The former New York Mets star had been an elite pitcher for many seasons, but his Texas stint has been a frustrating one filled with injuries.</p><p>He would only have a combined nine starts in the last two seasons with the Rangers as combining that with getting up in his age, the team needed to have a methodical plan with deGrom heading into the season. So far so good after the first start as Texas manager Bruce Bochy would compliment the star, saying “he’s throwing free and easy.”</p><p>“It was a really, really nice job by Jacob,” said Rangers manager Bruce Bochy. “He got us to where we were hoping with five solid innings. He did his job and stepped up. He’s throwing free and easy. He’s excited about how he feels. That’s nice to see because he’s such a big part of this staff. It’s good to have that guy out there every fifth day.”</p><p>At any rate, the Rangers start their season 3-1 as the team starts a new series on Tuesday night on the road against the Cincinnati Reds.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rangers’ Jacob deGrom shares ‘nervous’ admission after first 2025 start

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-garrett-crochet-gives-clayton-kershaw-jacob-degrom-their-flowers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet gives Clayton Kershaw, Jacob deGrom their flowers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Garrett-Crochet-gives-Clayton-Kershaw-Jacob-deGrom-their-flowers-.jpg"></figure><h1>Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet gives Clayton Kershaw, Jacob deGrom their flowers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-29T10:40:20-07:00">March 29th, 10:40am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-29T10:40:32-07:00">March 29th, 10:40am</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New Boston Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet is expected to embody all the traits of an upper-echelon ace and vie for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-garrett-crochet-hard-fought-al-cy-young-new-poll">American League Cy Young Award</a> in 2025. Though, in order to attain such status, it is important to acknowledge and observe those who have already reached the pinnacle.</p><p>When asked to <a href="https://x.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1905994747098845389" rel="noopener">build his dream starting pitcher</a> using only active players, Crochet showed that he is keen on what has transpired around the league for the last several years. “Being from Texas, I’m going to go with {Jacob} deGrom’s fastball, I’ll go {Clayton Kershaw’s} slider, I think {Tarik} Skubal has got one of the better change-ups in the game,” he told Chris Henderson, via Talkin’ Baseball. “I think that about does it.”</p><p>The 25-year-old left-hander did include Logan Webb’s sinker and made sure to give some love for teammate Walker Buehler’s curveball, but it appears he will rely heavily on one of the greatest southpaws of all-time, one of the best pitchers of his era and the top hurler last season. It is hard to argue against those credentials or talent surplus. Perhaps the next wave of starters will use Crochet as an example when constructing their ultimate ace.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Garrett Crochet builds his dream pitcher using active MLB players</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/See_Hendo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@See_Hendo</a>) <a href="https://t.co/juoJERxB3R">pic.twitter.com/juoJERxB3R</a></p><p>— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) <a href="https://twitter.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1905994747098845389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Garrett Crochet has the stuff to rise toward the top with Red Sox</b></h2><p>He has the makings of a generational fastball that could earn him a plethora of accolades in his MLB career, assuming of course he can stay on the mound for prolonged stretches of time. The 2020 first-round draft pick underwent Tommy John surgery in 2022 and then experienced shoulder inflammation the following year. Entering 2024, Crochet had only logged 73 innings since making his debut in 2020. He demonstrated what he can do when healthy, however.</p><p>The Ocean Springs, Mississippi native registered a 3.58 ERA and 209 strikeouts in an All-Star campaign with the Chicago White Sox. He offered fans a brief escape from a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-garrett-crochet-chicago-2024-season-trade">historically dreadful season</a>, captivating them with his electric four-seamer. The team limited his innings in the second half of the year in an effort to preserve his arm and trade value, but Garrett Crochet still formally introduced himself to the baseball-watching world.</p><p>The Red Sox like what they saw and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-gm-explains-process-garrett-crochet-red-sox-trade">traded a big haul</a> for the 6-foot-6 lefty in the offseason. They envision him to be the main catalyst for a starting rotation revival in Boston. He was not his sharpest self in his team debut on Opening Day– two earned runs, five hits allowed, four strikeouts and two walks in five innings– but expectations remain sky-high.</p><p>Assuming Crochet is able to clear 170 innings pitched this year (146 in 2024), he should have a solid opportunity to achieve some of the same glory as the men who comprise his dream pitcher.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet gives Clayton Kershaw, Jacob deGrom their flowers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/texas-rangers/rangers-news-jacob-degrom-what-went-wrong-2nd-spring-start');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jacob deGrom gets real on what went wrong in 2nd spring start');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Jacob-deGrom-gets-real-on-what-went-wrong-in-2nd-Spring-start.jpg"></figure><h1>Jacob deGrom gets real on what went wrong in 2nd spring start</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-19T18:57:48-07:00">March 19th, 6:57pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-19T19:15:02-07:00">March 19th, 7:15pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After missing significant time since joining the Texas Rangers two years ago, Jacob deGrom is looking to return to form in 2025. The two-time Cy Young winner was off to a great start with an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/texas-rangers/rangers-news-jacob-degrom-perfect-spring-training-debut">excellent spring training debut</a>. However, his second Cactus League outing didn’t go quite as smoothly.</p><p>deGrom took the mound against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday and went four innings, giving up two runs on four hits with two walks and three strikeouts. He threw 57 pitches. While the start was far from a disaster, deGrom <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/jacob-degrom-makes-second-cactus-league-start" rel="noopener">didn’t feel comfortable</a> on the mound.</p><p>“I didn’t get the ball down like I wanted to with my slider… I was just missing too much in the middle of the plate. We got away with it the first time through [the order], but I was kind of fighting my mechanics a little bit today,” deGrom admitted, per Kennedi Landry of MLB.com.</p><p>“I was a little bit flying open, mainly on my landing. I just wasn’t getting down, wasn’t working down the mound like I normally do. We can work on that and go from there,” he added.</p><h2><b>Jacob deGrom is working out the kinks for Rangers return</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Jacob-deGrom_f8731b.jpg"><figcaption>Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After two spring training starts, deGrom has a 3.00 ERA. He’s allowed four hits while striking out six batters in six innings of work.</p><p>deGrom signed a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/texas-rangers/rangers-news-texas-inks-mets-ace-jacob-degrom-to-massive-5-year-185-million-deal">five-year, $185 million contract</a> with the Rangers in 2023 but he made just nine starts in two years with the team. In 2023 he suffered a UCL tear in his right elbow and required Tommy John surgery. The recovery process kept him out most of the following year but deGrom was determined to return to the mound. He ultimately made his season debut in September, getting in three starts for the Rangers in 2024.</p><p>Now deGrom is looking to return to his Cy Young form in 2025. But so far, Texas has been cautious with the ace. Rangers manager <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/texas-rangers/rangers-news-bruce-bochy-surprising-plan-jacob-degrom-injury-return">Bruce Bochy revealed his plan</a> to keep the 12th-year veteran fresh involves occasionally skipping starts or even placing deGrom on the IL. The hope is that Texas can figure out a strategy that allows the pitcher to stay healthy and contributing to the team throughout the season.</p><p>For his part, deGrom has varied his velocity this spring as the 36-year-old righty believes that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/texas-rangers/rangers-news-jacob-degrom-reveals-how-throwing-slower-is-key-to-return">throwing slower could be the key</a> to a return to dominance. Earlier in his career, deGrom routinely cracked triple digits on the radar gun. In his most recent Cactus League appearance for the Rangers, he averaged a little under 96 mph on his fastball.</p><p>deGrom is willing to sacrifice some speed to locate the ball better. But perhaps more importantly, dialing back the velo reduces stress on his arm, which could help him avoid further injuries. Of course, deGrom points out, he can still throw heat. He’ll just be judicious in deciding when to dial it up.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jacob deGrom gets real on what went wrong in 2nd spring start

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Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Slow and steady might be the race, if the race involves Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy and pitcher Jacob deGrom. At the beginning of Spring Training, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/texas-rangers/rangers-news-jacob-degrom-opening-day-status-bruce-bochy-revelation">Bochy remained confident in deGrom starting</a>.</p><p>Now, he’s taking a different approach. While the Rangers ace is coming back from Tommy John surgery, Bochy wants his pitcher to be in pristine shape.</p><p>On the Foul Territory show, the manager <a href="https://x.com/FoulTerritoryTV/status/1899892791918158071" rel="noopener">rationalized his thought process</a> about deGrom’s availability.</p><p>“If we have to skip a start or put him on the IL to keep him fresh, we’ll do that,” Bochy said.</p><p>During his two seasons with Texas, deGrom has only pitched in nine games. In both years, he ended those respective seasons early due to injury.</p><p>Bochy doesn’t want to take that chance with his star pitcher. After a disappointing 78-84 record, the expectation is to win. After all, the Rangers won the 2023 World Series over the Arizona Diamondbacks.</p><p>The standard is winning, and in a 162-game season, there are sometimes drastic measures to take. One of those could be keeping deGrom until he is fully ready.</p><h2><b>Bruce Bochy gave an unclear update for Rangers’ Jacob deGrom</b></h2><p>After giving a significant update at the beginning of March, Bochy quickly turned the table. However, it doesn’t come as much of a surprise.</p><p>deGrom has only played nine games over the past two seasons. Considering that the Rangers are aiming to win another World Series, having him back is a must.</p><p>As a result, whatever measures need to be taken, will be necessary. Plus, Bochy has <a href="https://nolanwritin.com/rangers-injury-update-wyatt-langford-to-return-soon-robert-garcia-pitches-this-week-01jncgjqwsav" rel="noopener">dealt with his barrage of injury-riddled pitchers</a> in his managerial career.</p><p>For example, Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain were both fantastic pitchers for the San Francisco Giants. Despite their pitching prowess, both were injuries, especially Lincecum.</p><p>While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/texas-rangers/rangers-news-jacob-degrom-reveals-how-throwing-slower-is-key-to-return">deGrom has talked about throwing slower as a key to his return</a>, Bochy feels the same way. Reducing his velocity and commanding more breaks and movement on his pitches will be the factor.</p><p>Since beginning his career, the former CY Young winner is known for his velocity. At this point in his career, however, it might be worth reducing it, so he can play in more games.</p><p>Plus, the Rangers will need as much of their star as they can have. Heading into the final weeks of Spring Training, the mantra will likely be the same between the pitcher and manager.</p><p>Slow and steady wins the race.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
30	4.50	8	1.10	1

2025 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
30	4.50	8	1.10	1

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