Fansided · Jun 19, 2017
Mets potential trade? Matt Harvey for Gerrit Cole
Not too long ago, people around baseball thought that Matt Harvey and Gerrit Cole would compete for the Cy Young Award year in and year out.
Harvey burst onto the scene with the Mets in 2012 and quickly became one of the best pitchers in baseball. In 2013 he posted a 2.27 ERA and started the All-Star Game at Citi Field.
He missed September of 2013 and all of 2014 due to Tommy John surgery. He came back in 2015 without missing a beat, going 13-8 with a 2.71 ERA in the regular season.
The 216 total innings that Harvey pitched in 2015, including the playoffs, are the most any pitcher has ever thrown coming off the procedure.
But, Harvey has not been the same since.