North Carolina and former Chatham pitcher Matt Harvey was drafted by the Mets with the seventh overall pick in tonight’s Major League draft. Harvey is the first Cape League alum taken in the 2010 draft.
It’s an interesting choice, because by the end of last summer, Harvey was not at the top of draft boards. He had a shaky sophomore season, and his summer wasn’t particularly good, either. But Harvey bounced back in a big way this season and worked his way back into first-round discussion.
Harvey follows in the footsteps of former North Carolina and Chatham pitchers Andrew Miller and Alex White, who both went in the first round in recent years.