Mets Minors: Matt Harvey turning the corner on AAA with his eye on the majors

Wikipedia: Harvey was drafted in the third round of the 2007 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, yet opted not to sign. He instead attended University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he pitched for 3 years as a Tar Heel. During his collegiate career, Harvey went 22-7 with 3.73 ERA [...]

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Through the Looking-Glass with the Mets’ bullpen

Sunday night Terry Collins was faced with a dilemma: Use Miguel Batista for a second inning or bring in Tim Byrdak to face more than one batter.  Collins opted for Batista, who promptly gave up the game-winning home run to Robinson Cano, a lefty.  The Yankees had Cano, Mark Teixeira and Nick Swisher due up [...]

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