You would like to be able to draw some lesson from the latest misfortune to befall Matt Harvey, would like to be able to identify cause and effect of the thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) for which the one-time face of the franchise will undergo season-ending surgery.
You would like to point a finger at the Mets for pushing Harvey beyond reasonable limits in their quest to win the World Series last autumn, would like to draw some sort of parallel to the burden assumed by young arms Noah Syndergaard and Jacob deGrom last year and the corresponding issues they have encountered this time around.