Saturday, May 28, 2016

Mets, Harvey work to correct flaws in his delivery (Yahoo Sports)

New York Mets starting pitcher Matt Harvey sits in the dugout during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park, Tuesday, May 24, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Matt Harvey threw to batters between starts at Citi Field on Friday, trying to correct flaws in his delivery that have turned him into one of the worst starting pitchers in the major leagues. A season after helping the Mets reach the World Series for the first time since 2000, the 27-year-old right-hander is 3-7 with a 6.08 ERA - 100th among 104 qualifying starters and ahead of only Oakland's Sonny Gray, the Yankees' Michael Pineda, Boston's Clay Buchholz and Milwaukee's Wily Peralta. Batters are hitting .250 (21 for 84) with a .381 slugging percentage in his first time through the batting order, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, and they hit .289 (24 for 83) with a .506 slugging percentage the second time though.


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