Matt Harvey just flew in from the coast ...

[Frayed Knot]

... and boy are his arms tired!

Matt to see doctors due to "arm fatigue" he admitted after last night's game.
"I'm just pretty tired -- my arm's just not working at all. In past games it's taken awhile to get loose, ... That's kind of been the issue. But tonight it got loose and kind of progressively felt
really tired. ... It's frustrating for me to be taken out that early and not feel great physically, and I have to get checked out by a doctor. It's the last thing I want to have happen, but I'll put my
trust in them and we'll go from there."


Sometimes I think that all you need to do is mouth the words "six man rotation" in order to have one of the six go down. I can't remember a six-man set-up that didn't break down after one or
two turns at most. He obviously wasn't scheduled to go in this upcoming series anyway so how this affects things is a next week on the west coast question at this point.

[Edgy MD]

Harvey missing some turns and Wheeler missing some turns was part of the outline anyhow.

So here's hoping it is fatigue or the like and not more damage.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I hope this doesn't mean we're going to see games started by Rafael Montero or Tommy Milone.

[Guest 41Forever]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I hope this doesn't mean we're going to see games started by Rafael Montero or Tommy Milone.

Montero got a ticket out of Vegas yesterday to replace Smoker. Not a promising sign.

[Edgy MD]

Probably not worth fretting over.

As the man said, 6-dude rotations never last.

[Frayed Knot]

[responding to 41] Yeah but that was to replace Smoker in the pen, not be a starter.
Even if Harvey misses a turn or three with whatever this is, there's still Wheeler, Lugo, Matz, deGrom and Gsellman for now so there's no way they'd be looking to jam a sub-par sixth starter into
that mix.


Meanwhile, no word yet on [u:vyam4ack]Walker: Hamstring Strainer[/u:vyam4ack] except for rumors that Cecchini was a late scratch from his game in Vegas and was presumably on his way to an eastward bound flight.

[Ceetar]

6 man rotation wasn't supposed to last anyway. It was really only for this stretch of games with no breaks, and the doubleheader. Only Gsellman will be getting an extra start if Harvey can't take the next one.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I forgot that we were at six.

[bmfc1]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I forgot that we were at six.

It's hard to keep up with all of the moves and maneuvers from this team. Is Reynolds a Met? Montero? TJ Rivera? Could be yes, could be no depending on the day of the week (two yes and one no but that's subject to change). Is there a 6-man rotation? For now yes but if there is a day off then no.