Barcs wrote:In reality, if the Mets knew about the inning limit at the beginning of the season, then they should have been resting him more often, earlier in the year. It makes sense coming off Tommy John surgery. If they screw it up and he can't pitch in the playoffs, it's on them. They have to listen to the doctors. I get that they wanted to make the playoffs, but it's pointless if you can't have one of your top pitchers out there. I do kind of like the idea of him being a 7th-8th inning guy for now, but I really feel they could have managed this situation better from the beginning. You can't blame Harvey for wanting to play or not wanting to miss starts. That's what you want in a competitor. I think he takes too much heat from the media these days. The Mets better not screw this up. My stomach would turn if he were a Yankee next year.
Well lot of the "hate" he was getting was because Scott Boras was speaking for him. It was like watching a kid use a note from his mum to skip gym class. If he spoke for himself from the beginning, things would've better.
Boras was pulling out his charts and tried to prove that the inning limit was required. But he forgot to mention a few things. One, those pitchers he was comparing Harvey to threw much more pitches and much more stressful innings. Two, Harvey got 18 months of rest/rehab, not 12 months like most pitchers. So it really does just like Boras wants to baby Harvey while he's in his cheap rookie contract.
Other doctors have spoken out and said there's nothing that supports this inning limit.
Harvey's doctors already said that using him as a relief pitcher would be more dangerous.
There was conflicting reports. Supposedly Alderson and Harvey's team had a different agreement at the beginning of the season, which is may be why Collins and Alderson decided not to give him rest.
He said he will pitch in the playoffs, and I am glad for that. Nonetheless, the way he handled this situation very poorly.
Also, he's a goner when/near his contract is up imo. A pitcher like him plus being a Scott Boras client, he's going to get a Krenshaw contract. There's no way this team can afford that.