Jacob deGrom will miss his scheduled start Wednesday as the Rangers manage his workload after minor shoulder fatigue; the team physician cleared him of injury. DeGrom has made 24 starts and thrown 140 1/3 innings, a workload he has not approached since 2019. Prior seasons were limited by elbow inflammation, shoulder issues, and Tommy John surgery. Despite the accumulated workload and age 37, deGrom posts a 2.76 ERA, a 27.3% strikeout rate, a 14.3% swinging-strike rate, and a fastball averaging near 98 MPH. Skipping a start without an upcoming off day complicates the pitching staff's schedule.
The Rangers will skip Jacob deGrom's scheduled start Wednesday, president of baseball operations Chris Young told reporters (link via Kennedi Landry of MLB.com). Young framed it as a workload management decision after the star righty experienced minor shoulder fatigue. Manager Bruce Bochy noted that deGrom has already visited team physician Dr. Keith Meister and been cleared of injury. It doesn't come as a huge surprise that deGrom is battling fatigue late in the season.
He's up to 24 starts and 140 1/3 innings. It's a workload that he hadn't come close to approaching since 2019. The truncated '20 schedule limited him to 12 starts. deGrom was limited to 15 appearances the following year by elbow inflammation. Shoulder issues kept him to 11 starts in his final season with the Mets. His first two seasons in Texas were largely wiped out by Tommy John surgery.
That makes it all the more remarkable that deGrom has continued to dominate during his age-37 campaign. He owns a 2.76 ERA while striking out 27.3% of batters faced with a huge 14.3% swinging strike rate. His fastball is back into the 98 MPH range on average. deGrom did have his two worst starts in consecutive appearances on July 28 and August 3, but he has rebounded to toss 11 2/3 frames of three-run ball over his past two outings.
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