NEW YORK -- A week before Matt Harvey was removed from the mound after just five innings on Sunday, chaos creeping closer with his every dugout-directioned step, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson conferenced with members of Harvey's camp to outline a plan for the right-hander going forward. Alderson, agent Scott Boras and Dr. James Andrews all spoke, and together, they decided the best thing for Harvey was what has become the current plan: a series of abbreviated starts to finish the season and keep Harvey's innings within what Alderson calls a "reasonable" range.
Not ivolved in the conversation, Alderson says, was Harvey himself.