Update: Matt Harvey added to 40-man roster

[OFFNY]

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I posted this back in 2018, in regard to the "Harvey vs. Harvey" game that I saw in Coney Island the previous season ...... I don't think that it will happen, but the fact that the 2 pitchers now in are in the Orioles' organization is kind of neat.

 

o

On 5/4/2018 at 5:38 PM, OFFNY said:

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I was at the "Harvey vs. Harvey" game last August, when the two namesakes squared off against each other on Coney Island:

 

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t488&t=g_box&gid=2017_08_16_abeasx_broasx_1

 

Both pitchers threw 3 scoreless innings of 1-hit ball apiece, with Hunter striking out 7 and Matt striking out 3.

There would be some irony if they both wound up in the Orioles' starting rotation at some point this season.

 

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[Os84]

I came across this report on Harvey’s work at the Baseball Performance Center this offseason and wanted to share. Not sure how all of this will translate on the field, but seems encouraging. 
 

https://www.thebpcsj.com/single-post/the-dark-knight-rises

[MurphDogg]

53 minutes ago, Os84 said:

I came across this report on Harvey’s work at the Baseball Performance Center this offseason and wanted to share. Not sure how all of this will translate on the field, but seems encouraging. 
 

https://www.thebpcsj.com/single-post/the-dark-knight-rises

Good stuff. This is like the 2020's version of a player reporting to spring training in the best shape of his life.

[Moose Milligan]

1 hour ago, Os84 said:

I came across this report on Harvey’s work at the Baseball Performance Center this offseason and wanted to share. Not sure how all of this will translate on the field, but seems encouraging. 
 

https://www.thebpcsj.com/single-post/the-dark-knight-rises

Pretty cool.  Here's hoping it carries over into some success on the field this year.  I'm assuming the Orioles knew about this when they signed him, so I'm sure they'll foster what he was able to produce there.

[LookinUp]

1 hour ago, Os84 said:

I came across this report on Harvey’s work at the Baseball Performance Center this offseason and wanted to share. Not sure how all of this will translate on the field, but seems encouraging. 
 

https://www.thebpcsj.com/single-post/the-dark-knight-rises

It would be amazing to catch this lightning in a bottle. It’s exactly the type of low risk move we should be making.

[wildcard]

I don't really think its whether Harvey, Felix or Leblanc have their stuff anymore.  Its more if they can stay health.

[higgybaby]

It’s encouraging. Although they noticeably didn’t mention anything about his velocity. And I would feel a whole lot better about it if it was a lot more than three days. 

[Frobby]

9 hours ago, Os84 said:

I came across this report on Harvey’s work at the Baseball Performance Center this offseason and wanted to share. Not sure how all of this will translate on the field, but seems encouraging. 
 

https://www.thebpcsj.com/single-post/the-dark-knight-rises

Fascinating.   It’s February, so we may as well dream on the guy.   

[wildcard]

Matt Harvey still has velocity.

From Roch:

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“It’s not like his fastball is gone. Last year he was throwing 93-97 mph. So the velocity is still there, and even with sub-optimal mechanics. His mechanics could have been better and he was still throwing that hard, so getting him to understand that and feel what it needs to feel like to get it back to that. And his bullpen that he threw on Wednesday before he left, watching him start to spin the ball the way he used to.

“For him to get that ride he needs to throw with a little bit of cut-spin, which is kind of crazy, but he started to get that back. And at the same time also figured out that he could throw a power sinker. When he throws a two-seam he can make it move horizontally 19 inches, which is insane. That’s a legitimate power sinker. And the velocity was the same as the four-seamer. So he figured out he could throw a different pitch that he never even threw before, with a plus-movement profile.”

https://www.masnsports.com/school-of-roch/2021/02/digging-deeper-into-matt-harveys-offseason-transformation.html

[Ruzious]

If he actually has a great year, will we really know if it wasn't Batman in disguise?  There's always going to be that issue clouding his achievements.  Good luck to the Dark Knight of Camden Yards.  

[OFFNY]

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83% of the outs that Harvey recorded (10 out of 12) came via the Strikeout and the Groundout.

 

 

12 OUTS: )  6 Groundouts, 4 Strikeouts, 1 Popout, 1 Flyout

 

 

MATTHEW EDWARD HARVEY )))))))) (vs. PIRATES, 3/15) )))))))) (Spring Training)

IP:ll.4

H:lllll.5 ) l(1 Home Run, 1 Triple, 3 Singles)

R:llll 2

BB:ll0

SO:ll4

Pitches: l) 000 )(00)Strikes, )00)Balls) ) [UNAVAILABLE]

2021 ERA: l) 7.50 )  6.00 IP  (5 ER) 

2021 WHIP: l)  1.296  )  11.67 IP  (9 H/BB) 

2021 OPPONENTS BATTING AVG: l)  .333  )l (9 for 27)   

 

PITCHES BY INNING  

*******************  

[UNAVAILABLE]

 

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[interloper]

Solid outing today.

[NCRaven]

2 minutes ago, interloper said:

Solid outing today.

Well, solid for him.  Hayes ate him alive.

[interloper]

Just now, NCRaven said:

Well, solid for him.  Hayes ate him alive.

Hayes will be doing a lot of that to everyone. 

[MurphDogg]

My expectations were higher for Hernandez than Harvey, but Harvey looks more like a (mediocre) MLB starter at this point than Hernandez does.