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Jacob deGrom
B/T L/R · 6' 4" · 180 lb · born DeLand, FL, USA · age 38 · draft 2010 rd 9 · played P 25 · MLB debut 2014-05-15
Last 14 days (through 2026-08-31): 2 G · 9.2 IP · 7.45 ERA · 12 SO · 1.34 WHIP
561 batters faced scored this season His season card →
On the record · career milestones this season
2,000 career strikeouts — Thu, Aug 20 · night game vs. Washington Nationals The scorecard → · The write-up →
100 career wins — Mon, Jun 1 · night game vs. St. Louis Cardinals The scorecard →
The card rack
FlagshipJacob deGrom #AA-8 · 2023 Topps All Aces · 512 recent sales 7N ▲0%
Live on eBay now · asking, not sold · as of 2026-09-04 · paid links
The rookieJacob DeGrom #US-50 · 2014 Topps Update · 326 recent sales 7N ▲0%
Live on eBay now · asking, not sold · as of 2026-09-04 · paid links
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Scout’s note
A ninth-round pick out of DeLand, Florida, deGrom is 38 now and has 2,010 career strikeouts across 273 games, and in his two most recent starts he's fanned 12 — still every bit the strikeout artist he's always been.
Note written · FVR scout (GLM-5.2)
We wrote about deGrom here — The Buzz August 21, 2026 · The Overnight: 2,000 career strikeouts (August 20, 2026) · 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 10 K, BB (August 20, 2026)
What he’s paid
Under contractA market fact, not an engine read: what a club decided about him, on the season before this one. Figures from Cot’s, as of .
- 2026 salary
- $38.00M
- Tax hit
- $37.00M
- Service time
- 11 yr 139 d
- Guaranteed
- $185M
The deal 5 years $185M (2023–2027), unspecified option for 2028 — $37.0M a year on average, worked out by us rather than stated on the sheet, and not the same thing as the tax hit above
On the sheet: 5 y/$185M (23-27)+28 opt · agent VC Sports · 2 / 3 options left
After this season, as the sheet has it
| Season | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | $37.0M | Option |
| Tax hit | $37.0M | Option |
Cash and the tax hit are two different rulebooks and are never subtracted from one another — see the payroll board for his club, Texas Rangers.
A second set of books
The same contract, read by MLB Spreadsheets (Ethan Hullihen), as of . We keep two sources on this because one source cannot check itself.
- Tax AAV
- $37.0M
- Guaranteed
- $185.0M
- Term
- 5 yrs
What the sheet prices each season at
| Season | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $38.0M | $37.0M | $20.0M |
A base salary under his own reading, and never subtracted from the cash figure above: a signing bonus lands in one and not the other, so the two disagree on most men without either being wrong. And the sheet does not mark which future seasons are GUARANTEED — a club option and a projected arbitration award are both just a number here, so read past the end of the deal as his forecast rather than as money owed.
Two sources, read a month apart, put this guarantee at the same dollar. That is the check, and it passed.
The tax AAV above is his number under the CBA’s own rulebook, not the average we work out from Cot’s total. On a contract with deferred money the two come apart on purpose — and neither is subtracted from the other.
Collect Jacob deGrom
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The Bureau on Jacob deGrom
The scouting press, in their own words
Jacob deGrom, Filthy 91mph Back Foot Slider. 😷 https://t.co/Gt4V73CcDb
The Braves and others showed trade interest in Jacob deGrom. He opted to stay in Texas. Story, unlocked and free to read: https://t.co/vxs99NtRhQ
Umpire favor
-1.2 net runs over 25 graded games — the zone cost the umpire more than it gave, on balance.
The line
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