I’m going to pick Tim Leary. Imagine all your best Matt Harvey/Sidd Finch fantasies combined with some actual Gooden…..and now have the guy get hurt after two innings.
‘He should be ready to pitch in a game there in two days,” said Manager Joe Torre. Leary, who was voted the most valuable player in the Texas League last season, started the third game of the season for the Mets on April 12 but quit after two strong innings, complaining of pain in his right elbow. (via NY Times)
We would spend two more seasons in the wilderness.
