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How Mets now will use Matt Harvey, who isn't getting babied
ST. LOUIS — Fixing Matt Harvey is important to the Mets, but it hardly ranks as the team’s primary goal. So Harvey, in his new role as reliever, will be...
The four-pitcher case for Mets fixing Matt Harvey
Matt Harvey would be the top bullet point. Mickey Callaway and Dave Eiland, the Mets’ first-year manager and pitching coach, came to the Mets with some serious credentials in the...
This day could've gone much worse for Matt Harvey and Mets
ATLANTA — Right decision. Smooth execution. That doesn’t mean Matt Harvey’s demotion to the Mets’ bullpen will produce a happy ending. But hey, at least neither side botched the launch,...
Matt Harvey's next role for Mets should be as a mop-up man
ATLANTA — My first vote would be for a phony injury. Phony injuries always make a nice gift for a fan base sick and tired of an underperforming player. If...
Mets not quite sure what to do with Matt Harvey
ATLANTA — Matt Harvey may still believe he is starting-rotation material, but his manager holds the only vote that counts, with input from the Mets’ staff and front office. And...
It's the beginning of an ugly end for Matt Harvey and the Mets
ATLANTA — The prospect of an amicable divorce between Matt Harvey and the Mets, a graceful exit? It diminishes each time the right-hander takes the mound. Sure, get the fallen...
Matt Harvey's job could be on the line in this start
Matt Harvey knows who he isn’t anymore. The fastball and slider he used to emasculate scores of major league hitters are gone, forever altered after undergoing Tommy John surgery, and...
Mets are healthy rotation away from brutal Matt Harvey decision
Both Mickey Callaway and his pitching coach, Dave Eiland, insist they have not yet contemplated what they will do if all the members of their rotation are available to them....
How Mets have helped Jeurys Familia regain elite closer status
MIAMI — This is a much different Jeurys Familia than last season. Dave Eiland has the proof. “He’s not sitting on that back leg anymore and that lift leg is...
The stunning transformation of Hansel Robles
WASHINGTON — Who is this reliever? And where is he hiding Hansel Robles? All indications are it’s really been Robles appearing in the past two games for the Mets. On...
The successful unveiling of the new Matt Harvey
Welcome to the new Matt Harvey and a new way of handling him. It should prove to be a winning combination. Mickey Callaway and pitching coach Dave Eiland used Harvey...
Mets think they cracked open Matt Harvey, with two words
Courage and conviction. Those are the two passwords to success Mickey Callaway and Dave Eiland are looking for from their pitchers. Show those characteristics and you will go a long...
The Mets' plan for Jeurys Familia, who needs a big season
For all the talk about the new regime’s plan to revolutionize the bullpen and use the best relievers in the most crucial spots, Jeurys Familia is still the Mets closer....
Will Zack Wheeler be remembered as a domino, not a pitcher?
PORT ST. LUCIE — Along the far right wall as you enter the home clubhouse at Mets camp there are five lockers. From left to right, there is a name...
Mets get 'blunt' with Zack Wheeler as he gets demoted
PORT ST. LUCIE — Zack Wheeler’s spring started successfully enough, but two brutal performances near the end tarnished it. On Saturday the Mets announced that Wheeler has been optioned to...
It's all coming together for 'awesome' Matt Harvey
PORT ST. LUCIE — What a change from a year ago. In more ways than one for Matt Harvey and the Mets. Harvey has a feel for the baseball again,...
'Badass' is bringing nasty streak back to Mets' pitching staff
PORT ST. LUCIE — Batters beware. Mets pitchers are taking back the inner half of the plate under new pitching coach Dave Eiland with the blessing of new manager Mickey...
Zack Wheeler pitching way into competitive rotation spot
PORT ST. LUCIE — This was hardly the Yankees ‘A’ lineup that Zack Wheeler faced on Wednesday, when the right-hander pitched three scoreless innings. But he showed enough that if...
Mets vow not to be 'stupid' with Jacob deGrom
PORT ST. LUCIE — Following a 40-pitch bullpen session Sunday, Jacob deGrom reported no issues with the lower-back stiffness he has dealt with this spring and could face batters for...
Mets pitching coach hypes and cautions: This is MLB's best staff
PORT ST. LUCIE — Dave Eiland has been around the pitching block. He’s a straight shooter who tells it like it is, and that’s the way he’s been since the...