Matt Harvey, Rick Porcello: A tale of two recruits

Posted Apr 28, 2013
Leading up to the 2007 draft, current New York Mets sensation Matt Harvey wasn’t the consensus top high school pitcher in the country. That distinction belonged to Rick Porcello of Seton Hall Prep in West Orange, N.J. The two had become friends, owing to their common Northeast roots and letters of intent to pitch at the University of North Carolina. (FOX Sports)

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