After 766 tries, the Mets have a homegrown ace in Matt Harvey

Posted May 14, 2013
Matt Harvey has won seven games in his young Mets career. This should tell you how bad New York has been at drafting and developing pitchers: Harvey already ranks 12th in wins for the Mets among the 766 pitchers they drafted in the past 30 years. Mets fans have every reason to be excited about Harvey, the cover subject this week in Sports Illustrated. (Sports Illustrated)

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