14
2010
Mets Running Out Of Time To Sign Top Draft Pick
An article by Hojo's Mojo
Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, reminds us that Mets 2010 first-round pick Matt Harvey has yet to agree to a contract and that time is running out.
The Mets and first-round pick Matt Harvey, a right-hander from the University of North Carolina, have yet to reach agreement on a signing bonus. A team official indicated the negotiations likely will go to the midnight deadline Monday night/Tuesday morning.
With Scott Boras representing Harvey, I don’t believe it’s a surprise that negotiations will go down to the wire. That’s kind of become his modus operandi over the years.
The Mets have several Scott Boras clients and chief among them are lefthander Oliver Perez, center fielder Carlos Beltran and right hander Mike Pelfrey who becomes arbitration eligible after this season.
While many teams shy away from Boras clients, the Mets have had no fear in overpaying his clients and then worrying about the consequences later.
I have no doubt that Matt Harvey will sign before the deadline, but I expect it will be for a huge bonus that will force the Mets to rush him to the majors within a year as they did with Mike Pelfrey five years ago.
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They didn’t sign Matz until the last minute last year either. They’ll sign Harvey by Monday.
Yes, but signing someone costs money…..
Top picks routinely go down to the wire. They’re not really running out of time, they’re right on schedule.
Also, the long negotiating period benefits Harvey by allowing him to essentially be shut down for the rest of the year. This is important since UNC let him throw so many pitches during the college season.
Judging by what the other 1st rounders are getting, it looks like we could expect a $2.5 million bonus for Harvey.
Id rather they pay Harvey 2.5 million,signing bonus,then overpay a 30 something pitcher. Come Wilpon put the money into the draft.
I have a different take. I wasn’t happy with the Mets choice of Harvey in the first place. I feel he is a pitcher with a dominant fastball but not much else. This is always a problem with the Mets, acquiring pitchers with a powerful fastball but little or no secondary stuff, like Mike Pelfrey, Bobby Parnell, John Maine, Brad Holt, Eric Niesen and Eddie Kunz. If they fail to sign Harvey they will get an additional first round pick next year between number 7 and number 10 in the first round. They cannot lose this pick even if they sign a type A free agent next winter. The kicker for me is that the draft next year is considered by all the “experts” to be a whole lot deeper than this year’s crop was. So if the Mets were to play their cards right they could get a much better talent next year than Harvey. And I’m all for it rather than overpay a flawed pitcher. But I don’t expect the Mets to ever do anything clever, so I agree with you guys that they will wait till 11:59 Monday nite to sign Harvey for way to much.