In a Q&A session with fans at Citi Field on Saturday, Sandy Alderson said he expects Matt Harvey to pitch between 200-210 innings for the Mets this season. In 14 starts this year, Harvey has thrown 97 innings, and is on pace to throw almost 240 innings if he makes 35 starts this season. The 24 year old is 5-1 with a 2.04 ERA on the season, and has collected 102 strikeouts.You really hate to have these conversations because nobody is left satisfied. From a long-term view, this makes sense for Harvey to prevent injuries. However, fans would be incredibly upset to see him shut down in, let's say, the end of August, because of some myth that he will hurt his arm.
Now, the Nationals were under heavy scrutiny when they shut down Stephen Strasburg last season despite being in contention and playoff-bound. Luckily the Mets, a team that may reach 100 losses on the year, do not have that same issue. If the team is struggling, and Harvey is beginning to show signs of fatigue, then I'm all for shutting him down. I'm very interested to see how this all plays out for Mr. Harvey.
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