Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is struggling early on this season. In his last start against the Cubs, deGrom allowed four runs on five hits, pushing his record to 3-4 with a 3.46 ERA this season. Manager Terry Collins thinks he knows why the issues are happening, according to NJ.com.
"Some of the things that I've seen him do, I think he's tried way too hard to live up to what he did last year," Collins said. "But yeah, I think he puts a little pressure on himself to think he's got to win every game he goes out there instead of just pitching the kind of games he pitches where he's going to be successful."
deGrom posted a 9-6 record with a 2.69 ERA in 22 starts in 2014. He has already allowed six home runs after allowing just seven all of last year.
"He's not really a strikeout guy, and I think he's overthrowing a little bit," Collins said. "That's caused him to get the ball up in the strike zone, so hopefully he's back to what made him successful last summer."