Jacob deGrom currently isn’t a member of the Mets, and that feels weird. Hearing reports of him engaging with other teams interested in signing him away from New York is even weirder. But thankfully, watching the right-hander leave Flushing in favor of Atlanta doesn’t appear to be likely.
As deGrom begins testing free agency for the first time in his career, there were rumblings the Braves would make a run at the Florida native. It’s been backed up in a couple of ways, too. Jim Bowden of The Athletic is predicting Atlanta will sign deGrom to a two-year, $90 million deal (with an opt-out after Year 1).