NEW YORK — Matt Harvey was young and strong and pitching as well as anyone in the summer of 2013, so when he matter-of-factly announced in a Men's Journal feature that he was just waiting for his $200 million contract, the number itself didn't sound outrageous.
More than a few eyes rolled at the brashness it takes to say something like that when you've spent less than a year in the major leagues, but when you're 7-1 with a 2.00 ERA and about to start the All-Star Game in your home ballpark, you can be brash.