Mets general manager Sandy Alderson expects that Matt Harvey won’t pitch beyond 180 innings in the regular season unless needed in the final series in early October.
As for the postseason, Harvey’s availability will depend partly on how he’s used down the stretch for the NL East leaders. Anderson said Monday the plan is not set because he has yet to talk with Harvey’s agent, Scott Boras.
Speaking in the dugout before the series opener against the second-place Nationals, Alderson said he has talked with surgeon James Andrews and Harvey. The right-hander has pitched 1661/3 innings in his first season since Tommy John surgery.