Mets need Jacob deGrom to fix mechanical problem — and fast

I don’t know. Something’s wrong.”
— Boon to Otter, “Animal House”

Jacob deGrom insisted early Saturday morning that his right elbow feels fine, and that his new catcher Wilson Ramos bears no blame. He certainly doesn’t seem to be the kind of guy who would worry about living up to a big, new contract.

Something’s wrong, though. You saw it if you waited through a long rain delay to witness deGrom suffer his third straight loss, 10-2 to the Brewers at a wet Citi Field, his return from the injured list a dud.

According to both the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner and his manager, this represents a breakdown of mechanics, his parts not properly aligned on the mound.