Next Monday eyed for Harvey mound work

PHILADELPHIA -- The Mets continue to plan for Matt Harvey to throw off a mound next


lastname Harvey Monday for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery.

Harvey is currently throwing on flat ground at 150 feet in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

He underwent the elbow procedure on Oct. 22.

Harvey has suggested he wants to make five to seven major league starts this season, although Sandy Alderson has been more cautious in his pronouncements.