No word on whether Matt Harvey will be held back for home opener
by Nick Ritrivi | Thu, Feb 19th 7:41pm EST
It has been speculated that Matt Harvey will be held back until the Mets' home opener (7th game of the season) as a means to limit his innings early in the season. To date, there has been no word from the Mets confirming this plan for Harvey coming off of Tommy John surgery. (Adam Rubin on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact:
While the Mets haven't yet confirmed Harvey will be held back until Game 7, Adam Rubin indicates this is the likely plan. Holding Harvey back the first week of the MLB season will impact his value in H2H leagues for the first week of the season so owners should set lineups accordingly. Otherwise, his fantasy value in roto formats (or value in subsequent weeks in H2H formats) won't be impacted by the potential early season inning limitation.
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