The New York Mets are moving Matt Harvey to the bullpen.
Manager Mickey Callaway announced Saturday that Harvey would not make his next start and would instead shift to a relief role effective immediately.
Harvey is going to the bullpen says Callaway.
— Mike Puma (@NYPost_Mets) April 21, 2018
Harvey will be available from the bullpen beginning Tuesday. Vargas will start in San Diego next weekend.
— Mike Puma (@NYPost_Mets) April 21, 2018
Callaway says Harvey told him he is "pissed off" and "motivated" to show everybody he can still be a starter.
— Mike Puma (@NYPost_Mets) April 21, 2018
Perhaps this is the spark that Harvey needs to start getting back to where he used to be, but he really gave the Mets little choice. A six-run, six-inning performance led to doubts about his future as a starter, and that made his ERA an even six over his first four starts. Harvey has a 5.80 ERA in his last 40 games dating back to the start of 2016. He may be angry, but he doesn’t have much leverage, and the Mets had to make this move.
