Matt Harvey DFA'd

[red321]

http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2018/05/04/mets-dfa-matt-harvey-after-he-refused-a-minor-league-assignment/

 

[Schildog]

do. not. want.

[Taylor]

Crazy. Dude was elite in 2013 and 2015. The Angels will take a flyer on him, he'll fail miserably. Then he'll take a year off, get picked up by the A's in 2020, and have a 2.00 ERA in a full season.

[TroutField]

Worth a shot with all of the early injuries to our starter, in my opinion. Especially if they are serious about a 6 man rotation. It may cause some problems though, because I know not all the starters have options remaining.

[Tank]

if only we had a good history of taking players like him and turning lead into gold. 

 

[fan_since79]

"Don't go to the Angels, kid. Your arm will fall off!"

[Stradling]

He will be an Angel.  

[JustATroutFan]

I would hate to see the Astros pick him up. Something magical always happens it seems when a starting pitcher goes to the Astros these days. Verlander, Morton, Cole, etc. 

[red321]

He wouldn't take a minor league assignment from the Mets, so you have to wonder if he's insisting on being on the major league roster...which would be a no. But if he was really just pushing for a change of scenery and would take an assignment would definitely be worth a flyer to see if some new voices and getting out of the NY fishbowl would make a difference.

[Stradling]

Who wants to give me odds on whether or not he becomes an Angel?  There are 29 other teams, so consider that when giving me your odds.  I just have a gut feeling, plus, I just have a hunch he regrets not signing here int he first place.  

[jasonarita51]

8 minutes ago, SuperTroopers said:

Who wants to give me odds on whether or not he becomes an Angel?  There are 29 other teams, so consider that when giving me your odds.  I just have a gut feeling, plus, I just have a hunch he regrets not signing here int he first place.  

I'd say the odds are 1 in 29

[Angelsfan1984]

7 minutes ago, Throwman91 said:

Well, we do have the most experience with rehabbing pitchers, it could work out if we can get him at a nice price.

We also have the most experience in breaking them.

[Stradling]

11 minutes ago, Throwman91 said:

Well, we do have the most experience with rehabbing pitchers, it could work out if we can get him at a nice price.

Well the price I believe is the prorated portion of league minimum, at least that’s what I think it is for a player under contract that’s been DFA’d.  So it would cost $450k?

[Slegnaac]

The Astros can get him before the Angels, since we are ahead of them in the standings?

[ukyah]

7 minutes ago, jasonarita51 said:

I'd say the odds are 1 in 29

not to be a stickler, but i'm like that with odds. the way you worded it the odds would be 1 in 30, but you could have said 29 to 1.

[Taylor]

3 minutes ago, Slegnaac said:

The Astros can get him before the Angels, since we are ahead of them in the standings?

From Wikipedia:

Quote

If a player is waived, any team may claim him. If more than one team claims the player from waivers, the team with the weakest record in the player's league gets preference. If no team in the player's league claims him, the claiming team with the weakest record in the other league gets preference. In the first month of the season, preference is determined using the previous year's standings.

Technically, the Angels and Astros are tied, even though the Angels have a better winning percentage.

[tdawg87]

I'd be fine with it but he has to accept a minor league assignment. No way do you give up a roster spot for him.

[lbjames]

34 minutes ago, Slegnaac said:

The Astros can get him before the Angels, since we are ahead of them in the standings?

Harvey's salary is $5 million.  Nobody is going to claim him off waivers.

[totdprods]

30 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

I'd be fine with it but he has to accept a minor league assignment. No way do you give up a roster spot for him.

I wouldn't think it would be too difficult to plug him into the rotation and limit the Barria, Tropeano, Bridwell carousel a bit. 

That said, I think I would rather stick with internal options for now, or if we do need outside help, acquire someone either far more reliable, or acquire another unheralded arm like we did when we got Bridwell, JC, Pena.

[Pablo]

Just say no. He's a hot mess.  

https://247sports.com/mlb/marlins/Article/Matt-Harveys-night-of-stumbling-around-LA-is-the-latest-example-why-the-Mets-cant-trust-him--117939235

 

[DCAngelsFan]

He's still in denial - he doesn't have the tools he once had - and never will again.  He has to re-invent himself with what he has left - but to insist on doing it in the majors shows he's not ready, mentally, to do that.  

Like a drunk, he needs to hit bottom.  Get cut, no phone calls, no more sycophants floating his ego - just "Hey, didn't you use to be Matt Harvey?"  

If someone on staff has a rehab plan for him, a la Kazmir, call him up, pitch the plan, and tell him to call back when he's ready to get to go to the minors, and work the plan.  Then forget him.  

[Lou]

"Booze can be a good servant but a lousy master" 

[Docwaukee]

avg Fastball velo

2015 - 96.7

2016 - 95.2

2017 - 93.8

2018 - 92.7

 

I'm all for picking the guy up, but you gotta know what you're getting.   A guy who likely still has talent but is broken for one reason or another.  

Keep in mind he never learned to pitch.  So now that his velo is down he's gonna have to bring a different game.  

It's seems to me he's in self sabotage mode.  It will be interesting to see how much of that he can instantly recover from vs. that which has now become out of his control.  

[Blarg]

At 92.7 that's 10mph higher than Weaver's last year with the Halos.

[Dick B Back]

He can hang with Hamilton’s workout guy in Houston while waiting for a call.