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Matt Harvey Would be the Perfect Reclamation Project for the Athletics

Nov 26, 2018

Oakland Athletics, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

Matt Harvey is one of the biggest enigmas in Major League Baseball. But the Oakland Athletics are in need of starting pitching, and the right-hander would be the perfect reclamation project for president Billy ...

Matt Harvey has Become a Viable Trade Chip for the Reds

Kyle O'Neill

Jun 28, 2018

Cincinnati Reds, Features, Opinions & Predictions

In a little under two months, it appears that Matt Harvey being traded to the Cincinnati Reds was the best thing that could have happened to him. It's difficult to get too excited about someone who has an ERA o...

New York Mets: Matt Harvey is Pitching for His MLB Life

Robbie Stratakos

Apr 24, 2018

Headlines, New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions

Matt Harvey's career has taken another turn for the worse. Saturday afternoon, New York Mets' manager Mickey Callaway announced that he's moving the Dark Knight to the bullpen. And the righty now finds himself ...

Mets Better Off Keeping Matt Harvey, Rather Than Trading Him

Robbie Stratakos

Dec 11, 2017

Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, New York Mets, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, Rumors

Matt Harvey has gone from being the Dark Night to the Dark enigma. At the same time, while he hasn't been the dominant ace the New York Mets once heavily relied on, Sandy Alderson and company are better off kee...

Matt Harvey vs. the New York Media

Seth Poho

May 25, 2016

New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions

As the New York Mets try to rebound from another weak performance from staff ace Matt Harvey, the tension may be building to a climax in the clubhouse. In a city where sports media expects greatness on the fiel...

Five Takeaways from the Washington Nationals-New York Mets Series

Alex Yalen

May 22, 2016

Headlines, National League, National League East, New York Mets, Washington Nationals

Jayson Werth looks good hitting second, and the Nationals offense remains an enigma Werth has a lot to offer as a hitter, even if his low batting average doesn’t yet show it. He admitted he preferred hitting...

Is It Time To Worry About Matt Harvey?

Thomas Henderson

May 4, 2016

New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions

The New York Mets entered the 2016 season with World Series aspirations. After finishing as National League Champions, and a lot closer to a World Series victory than the four games to one loss to the Kansas Ci...

Who Should Be the New York Mets’ Ace? Not Matt Harvey.

Brandon Shrider

Apr 5, 2016

New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions

Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Matt Harvey is very good at what he does. The former No. 7 overall pick in the 2010 draft quickly silenced rumblings of a potential move to the bullpen by striking out 156 batters a...

How the Mets Can Successfully Defend Their Pennant in 2016

Adam Hurowitz

Mar 27, 2016

Major League Baseball, National League, National League East, New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions

The magic is back in Flushing. The 2015 New York Mets defied all expectations by winning the National League Pennant and making it to the World Series for the first time since 2000. But how can they make it bac...

Video: Verducci’s New York Mets Season Preview

Jeff J. Snider

Mar 22, 2016

New York Mets, Video

Sports Illustrated's Tom Verducci discusses the New York Mets and their outlook for 2016, with a focus on the pitching staff of Jacob deGrom, Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard, Steven Matz, Bartolo Colon, a...

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