In a recent Ask BA Jim Callis picked who he thought was the hottest hitter and pitcher in the entire minor leagues through the first week. To every Mets fan delight he went with the Mets first pick in the 2010 draft, Matt Harvey, as the best pitcher saying this:
The best pitcher so far is less of a surprise: Mets righthander Matt Harvey, the seventh pick in the 2010 draft. The North Carolina product has turned in three scoreless starts while making his pro debut at high Class A St. Lucie, striking out 20 in 16 innings while holding opponents to a .179 average. Harvey’s fastball and slider can be plus-plus pitches and he can be devastating when he maintains his delivery and throws strikes, which he has done so thus far.
Harvey has been spectacular indeed and deserves this type of acknowledgment. With how poor everyone on the Mets pitching staff has been this year it sucks to have to wait for him to be ready to make his Major League debut. Right now it feels like that moment cannot come soon enough. Harvey looks poised to skyrocket up prospect rankings. He entered 2010 on the low end of top 100 prospect lists, but if this performance continues he will easily become a top 15 guy and make the Mets look like they made the right decision for once although I still would have went with Chris Sale, but that’s just me.
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