New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said Monday he expects http://www.officialjaguarsnflstore.com/Senderrick_Marks_Jersey Matt Harvey won't pitch beyond the ''range'' of 180 innings in the regular season unless needed in the final series in early October.
As for the postseason, Harvey's availability will depend partly on how he's used down the stretch for the NL East leaders. Alderson added the plan is not yet final because he has yet to talk with Harvey's agent, Scott Boras.
''Let me get into detail after we've sort of worked it out among the parties,'' Alderson said before the first of three games against the second-place Washington Nationals. ''I don't want to get ahead of the situation and create another disconnect.''
Alderson already spoke with surgeon James Andrews and Harvey, who Browns Donte Whitner Jersey has pitched 166 1-3 innings in his first season since Tommy John surgery and is 12-7 with a 2.60 ERA. Harvey is to start Tuesday against Washington.
On Saturday, Harvey said Andrews had advised him not to pitch beyond 180 innings, putting his postseason availability in doubt. The next day, Harvey wrote on The Players' Tribune website that he would definitely pitch in the postseason, and that he and the Mets would work out a compromise to ensure his availability.
Alderson expects Harvey would be available in the postseason even if he pitches in the season's final series against Washington on Oct. 2-4. How deep into October Harvey could pitch is another matter.
''How he's used in the postseason is really going to be a function of how he's gotten through the six months of the regular season,'' Alderson said. ''I can't sit here and say he's going to be available throughout the entire playoffs, because we don't know how he will feel and what all of the considerations are at that time.''
With the Mets also managing innings for rookie right-hander Noah Syndergaard, they will continue going with a six-man rotation through the rest of the season, Alderson said.
Manager Terry Collins said he is considering a number of options for Harvey after Tuesday's start. But such plans are contingent on how the Mets play between now and the right-hander's next scheduled turn.
''It all depends on where we stand,'' Collins said. ''You can talk postseason all you want. You've got to get there. And he's going to be a big piece to get there.''
The Nationals have played better lately, and could put pressure on New York over the last four weeks of the year. If Harvey is going to miss the final two weeks of the regular season, that would make things more difficult for the Mets.
Overall http://www.officialauthentic49ersstore.com/Authentic-Erik-Pears-Jersey, the message is probably what the fans wanted to hear, though it's not as if Harvey had much of a choice. If he admitted he didn't really want to pitch over his limit, fans would have questioned his dedication to the team. Some were already calling out Harvey's toughness when the story first broke.
With his article, Harvey acknowledges that exceeding his limit is a potential danger, but it seems like he's willing to take that risk if the Mets are going to make a postseason run. As long as Harvey is willing to pitch in a playoff series, it seems like the fans will be satisfied with this decision.
Now that Harvey has commented, this issue should finally be put to rest. Knowing all the parties involved here, though, it seems highly unlikely that will happen.
Harvey confirmed that he's on an 180-185 innings limit, but said that's the number that will allow him to pitch into the postseason. He also took the article as an opportunity to tell the fans that he wants to pitch, especially in the playoffs.
All of this came a day after Harvey said 180 innings was his limit, and wouldn't tell reporters whether he would be available during the postseason.
Harvey had Tommy John surgery in 2013, and this is his first full season back after suffering DeMarco Murray Authentic Jersey from the injury. Harvey's agent, Scott Boras, recently chimed in, saying the Mets needed to rest the young pitcher once he hit 180 innings. The Mets fired back, saying Harvey had more of a "soft" innings limit.