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Cliff Lee’s fall and rise a blueprint for Harvey
- Updated: May 25, 2016
As was the case late last week, the Mets are extending the leash on struggling starter Matt Harvey, letting him make his next scheduled start on time, following another eye-catching, ERA-raising night against the Nationals, this one Tuesday’s 7-4 loss.
This club has considered taking bold steps, including reportedly burning everything in Harvey’s locker to allow him to symbolically start anew. Less novel, but likely more effective, was the idea of sending Harvey down to the Minors. But the Mets are still content to let Harvey, who will start Memorial Day against the White Sox, work his issues out on the Major League mound.
Matt Harvey will again make his next start, Memorial Day against the White Sox. The #Mets will not be skipping him.
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) May 25, 2016
Matt Harvey will again make his next start, Memorial Day against the White Sox. The #Mets will not be skipping him.
The continued reluctance to option out a pitcher who means so much to the big-picture interests of the organization is understandable. But given their competitive state, the Mets can’t reasonably let this situation linger much longer. If Harvey continues to get knocked around, a humbling step back to a lower level to master his mechanics and address his endurance issues might be in order — and it might be the best for all parties in the long run.
I was covering the Indians in 2007, when they made the difficult decision to send Cliff Lee to Triple-A Buffalo. Lee had just never attained traction in that ’07 campaign, missing time in Spring Training and the season’s first month with an abdominal strain and then stumbling to a 6.38 ERA in 16 starts. The Indians had wanted him to incorporate a slider into his repertoire, but he was stubborn with his pitch selection, and the results were ugly.
Lee was 28. Two years earlier, he had received some American League Cy Young Award votes after going 18-5 with a 3.79 ERA. And just one year earlier, he had signed a three-year, …
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