Jul
14
2012

D-Day For Harvey: Prospect To Audition For Mets Officials In Buffalo On Monday

An article by Hojo's Mojo

This afternoon in Atlanta, Terry Collins spoke with reporters about the future of the rotation and what it means for Mets prized prospect Matt Harvey.

The Mets manager said that in all likelihood, Harvey or Miguel Batista will start next Saturday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Citi Field.

Harvey will be pitching on Monday for the Bisons in what is being tabbed as an audition for a dozen or more Mets officials who will all be on hand.

Adam Rubin of ESPN adds,

Collins pretty much echoed the critiques of scouts: Harvey’s curveball is solid, but he sometimes does not use it enough. And the changeup is inconsistent. And because the changeup is inconsistent, Harvey sometimes refrains from using it, and instead tries to dominate with his fastball. The organization preference is for Harvey not to worry about Triple-A success, take any lumps with the changeup if need be and develop it.

Harvey is 7-4 with a 3.39 ERA, in 18 starts with 42 walks and 102 strikeouts in 98 1/3 innings pitched. He is 2-2 with a 2.32 ERA in his past five starts with 9 walks and 38 K’s in 31 innings during that span.

So Monday is Decision Day for Harvey.

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Amazin86er July 14, 2012 at 3:23 pm

Collins says Wheeler a possibility for a promotion in August…

The manager added that while it’s not in the consideration set for Zack Wheeler to face Los Angeles next weekend, he very much should be on the radar next month for a promotion to the majors.

“He’s not out of the mix,” Collins said about Wheeler. “I’m going to tell you something: Right now, in our organization, if you’ve got talent, and you show that you can get people out, your name is going to be on that list.”
- K Maxx July 14, 2012 at 3:59 pm
  
  Thanks for the WHOLE quote.
  
  “He’s not out of the mix.”
  
  What mix? The mix of pitchers who could ultimately replace Dillon Gee as that’s what the subject was.
  
  Interesting.
theonlymaskman July 15, 2012 at 9:06 am

“A dozen or more Mets officials who will all be on hand”… Why not put some pressure on the guy? Does it really take a dozen evaluators to figure this out? Seems like overkill to me. Shouldn’t they be able to arrive at a decision based on 2 or 3 sets of key eyeballs? What good are all these evaluators if you can’t trust their opinion and need an army of them to support a decision? If Harvey’s record to date is not enough to support promotion to the ML, then he’s not ready. Is one more game so critical that it can make a difference in the decision and require a busload of evaluators? And making such a decision on the basis of one additional game seems like small sample size decision making to me. In my opinion, something is wrong with the decision making process, if this is how it’s done.
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- theonlymaskman July 15, 2012 at 10:37 am
  
  It’s a little hot at this time of year, being July in a global warming summer, to be tossing logs onto fires. Isn’t that normally reserved for “Hot Stove” season?
Steve S. July 15, 2012 at 11:18 am

Harvey is probably ready (as long as he keeps using his change up) and a lot better than walk-’em-all Batista.

Promote Wheeler to Buffalo and let’s see him get AAA hitters out, using all his pitches and showing control. Then re-evaluate.

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