This isn’t quite on the level of Stephen Strasburg, but another talented young right-hander will be shut down soon.
According to Andy McCullough of the Newark Star-Ledger, Matt Harvey will make two more starts before being shut down for the season. His next scheduled start is Wednesday against the Nationals while his season will likely end during a three-game series against the Phillies at Citi Field from September 17-19. Jenrry Mejia is expected to take his rotation spot the rest of the way.
Harvey has logged 157 1/3 innings between the majors and minors this year after throwing 135 2/3 innings in his first professional season last year. The 23-year-old rookie has been mighty impressive over his first eight starts in the big leagues, posting a 3.04 ERA and 53/20 K/BB ratio over 47 1/3 innings. If all goes according to plan, he’ll open 2013 in the Mets’ rotation along with Johan Santana, R.A. Dickey, Jon Niese and Dillon Gee. Top prospect Zack Wheeler shouldn’t be too far behind.