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Boras On Matt Harvey’s Surgery And Prognosis

By Jeff Todd | October 11, 2016 at 11:34pm CDT

Doctors have given Mets righty Matt Harvey reason for optimism in assessing his recovery prognosis after surgery to address thoracic outlet syndrome, his agent Scott Boras said today. MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo reported the latest on the star hurler.

“You kind of rely on the doctors here, and the doctor was extremely positive about the results of what he found when he did the operation, and the relief that he gave Matt,” said Boras. The surgeons were clear that they viewed the procedure as a success, the agent emphasized. “The doctor was very clear,” he said. “The doctor’s certainty is that he was able to give a nerve space so it could function normally.”

In his comments today, Boras also revealed some details about just what Harvey was dealing with in his abysmal 2016 season. “It was really just a nerve compression,” Boras explained. “[Harvey] didn’t have sensation [in his fingers]. And so clearly, the procedure allowed that relief where the nerve is now free and he should have full feeling in his hand.”

That Harvey was pitching with that kind of challenge seemingly helps explain his results. Though his velocity was largely in line with his career numbers, the 27-year-old not only scuffle to a 4.86 ERA in his 92 2/3 innings, but gave up 111 hits in that span and managed only 7.4 K/9 on the year.

The expectation in Harvey’s camp seems to be that he’ll be able to ramp up for a normal Spring Training. Harvey plans to build up his conditioning and finish off his rehab over the winter. Harvey has already resumed throwing.

It goes without saying, but the news seems to be highly promising for a Mets organization that has had a startling run of health issues in its rotation after pushing the unit hard in 2015. The club ought to have a chance to make at least a preliminary assessment of Harvey, Jacob deGrom, Steven Matz, and Zack Wheeler before deciding how hard to push for added pitching depth over the winter.

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  1. citizen

    6 years ago

    must be boras’s spin doctor comments on avoid the fact that harvery is regressing.

    Reply
    • cubsfan2489

      6 years ago

      Or, maybe, just maybe, he was HURT and that’s why he didn’t pitch well!

      Reply
  2. mack22

    6 years ago

    Harvey would do well to dump Boras, he’s much less desirable having to deal with that dirt bag

    Reply
    • bbell

      6 years ago

      Dump boras for sure

      Reply
  3. Dunny933

    6 years ago

    Well it’s not as bad as when he was selling Carlos Pena on the open market. My clients numbers are not representative of what he could actually do

    Reply

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