180 innings is no magic number for Harvey

Debate on Harvey's innings limit 4:43 The MLB Tonight panel discusses the plan to limit starting pitcher Matt Harvey's innings with half-outings for the rest of the season Alderson on Harvey's innings cap Mets general manager Sandy Alderson discusses the recent news of Matt Harvey's innings limit and what his playoff availability will beBut really, there's no science behind an innings limit, period. It's simply the way things have evolved.

"In the last 10 years, no pitcher who has never thrown 200 innings in a season has gone from zero innings to 190 innings following surgery," Dr. Neal ElAttrache, a foremost expert on Tommy John surgery, told The New York Times. "Matt Harvey would be a test…