On February 13, an alert popped up on my phone telling me that the Orioles had signed Matt Harvey to a minor-league deal. I, like other Orioles fans, I imagine, got a thrill of recognition at the name. What? The Dark Knight, an Oriole? Then I thought, When’s the last time I actually saw Harvey pitch? So I checked out recent footage to see what was what…
Blech. Here is 2019 Matt Harvey getting eaten alive by the Twins during a start for the Angels. (Note the first guy to go yard off of him: Jonathan Schoop.