Terry Collins’ message to all the folks wringing their hands over Matt Harvey’s slow start? Just chill.
The Mets’ struggling ace — who comes into Friday’s start in Atlanta 0-3 with a 5.71 ERA — is coming off a great bullpen session on Tuesday, and a conversation with pitching coach Dan Warthen had Collins confident a bounceback performance is on tap.
“He was very confident,’’ Collins said before the Mets’ 5-4, 11-inning loss to the Phillies. “He thought it was the best bullpen [Harvey] has had in a long time, so that was really good news.”
Warthen has implied it was a simple mechanical issue with Harvey’s back leg.