Matt Harvey turned things around in college

Posted Aug 21, 2010
When Matt Harvey went to North Carolina instead of signing with the Angels, who had drafted him in the third round of the 2007 draft, he was expected to dominate. But first, he had to grow up. "I've never seen a kid develop over three years more than Matt did," North Carolina coach Mike Fox said. "I think he planned on signing out of high school, and all of a sudden he was on our campus and not really ready for it." (New York Post)

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