Glen Perkins pitched (and got a save) with his fly down

Glen Perkins tossed a 1-2-3 ninth inning for the Twins last night, converting his 22nd save in 24 chances while lowering his ERA to 1.77. And as the All-Star closer revealed via Twitter shortly afterward, he was pitching with his fly down:

Nothing like getting two outs in the bottom of the ninth and realizing your fly is down!

— Glen Perkins (@glen_perkins) July 20, 2013

St. Paul Pioneer Press photographer Ben Garvin got some visual evidence, snapping a picture of Perkins on the mound, mid-zip:

#MNTwins Glen Perkins pitched with fly down for 2 outs in 9th, zipped it (as seen here), and then won the game: pic.twitter.com/E0R6TaoxuX

— bengarvin (@bengarvin) July 20, 2013

All the more reason why most Twins fans will be devastated if the team trades Perkins.

Andy Martino of SNY reports that the Mets have a deal on a contract extension with Jacob deGrom. We have no details yet, but it’s pending a physical. He is reportedly in New York right now for his physical.

deGrom, the 2018 Cy Young Award winner has made no secret of his desire for a contract extension. He, likewise, has said he would not discuss the matter with the Mets after the start of the season on Thursday. This, then, is getting the job done, just under the wire.

deGrom is coming off of a season in which he posted a 1.70 ERA with 269 strikeouts and 46 walks across 217 innings. It’s the lowest ERA by a qualified starter since Zack Greinke‘s 1.66 in 2015. Prior to Greinke, no pitcher had posted an ERA of 1.70 or lower since Greg Maddux in 1994-95 (1.56, 1.63).

deGrom was slated to earn $17 million this season and will enter his fourth and final year of arbitration eligibility going into the 2020 season. He will turn 31 years old in June.

More details, obviously, once we have them.

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