MLB.com, the league’s official page, recently reviewed the best homegrown players in the National League East division. The list is filled with stars: an up-and-coming Brian Anderson for the Miami Marlins, the great Freddie Freeman of the Atlanta Braves, and aces Stephen Strasburg (Washington Nationals) and Aaron Nola (Philadelphia Phillies.) The New York Mets‘ representative is none other than Jacob deGrom.
And there should be no question about it. The Mets have some great homegrown talent – Pete Alonso, Jeff McNeil, Noah Syndergaard, Amed Rosario, Dominic Smith, Michael Conforto, Brandon Nimmo and Steven Matz fit the bill – but the deGrom is a class above the rest.