Jacob deGromTEX · SP

2026 review

Jacob deGrom was a swing-and-miss ace whose results lagged his stuff: 31 games and 31 starts for TEX, a 4.20 ERA and 1.14 WHIP in 162.2 IP, with 201 SO and 46 BB against a 30.1 K% and 6.9 BB% over 668 BF, going 11-11. His 15.9 SwStr% over 2736 pitches was the 15th highest of 517 pitchers with 100+ BF, and his 30.1 K% over 668 BF was the 40th highest of that same 517-pitcher pool. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 44, he finished 276th of 1472 overall in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank, 232 spots below his ADP rank, and 44th of 236 starters. His 4.20 ERA ran 0.73 above his 3.47 xERA over 668 BF. He was sharpest in Apr, a 1.35 ERA in 26.2 IP, and roughest in May, a 5.72 ERA in 28.1 IP. In early May the TDK LABS card flagged his heavy start usage for the week without concern, and by early Aug it still had him as an elite arm despite a rough patch. By late Sep the card was still pointing to a strong strikeout profile even after a stretch of high earned-run totals.