There are many problems Matt Harvey must overcome, but here is a key observation from a scout who has known the pitcher since his amateur days and watched him get blown away Thursday night at Citi Field:
“There’s no deception in his delivery,’’ the scout said. “He is throwing across his body and the hitters are getting a good look at everything.
“There is no fear factor, no intimidation.’’
Add it all up, and you have a pitcher who can’t climb out of the hole that he has dug for himself.
None of that is good news.