The New York Mets are still hoping to find something left in Matt Harvey’s once-vaunted right arm.
As Harvey finishes off another poor, injury-plagued campaign, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said Friday that the team intends to tender him a contract and he expects the right-hander to stay with the Mets this winter.
Sandy Alderson reiterated that he expects Matt Harvey to be back next season. The Mets anticipate tendering him a contract.
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) September 22, 2017
It’s hard to believe that it’s been less than two years since Harvey starred for the Mets in a season that ended with a National League pennant. 2017 started with him landing in extremely hot water over an embarrassing no-show. The results on the field were little better, with the 28-year-old putting up a 6.59 ERA in 17 starts. His trade value is nonexistent at this point, and instead of simply non-tendering him, the Mets will simply hope that he can find a little bit of his old magic in 2018.
