Matt Harvey (elbow) will not face a late-season shutdown, GM Sandy Alderson said Tuesday, MLB.com reports.

Harvey (elbow) will not face a late-season shutdown, GM Sandy Alderson said Tuesday, MLB.com reports.

Analysis:

A New York Daily News report from last week suggested the team was leaving open the possibility of a late-season shutdown for Harvey, but Alderson squashed those rumors Tuesday. He also said that Harvey will be in the rotation to start the year, but the team will take measures to ease the right-hander's workload coming off Tommy John surgery, possibly using off-days to push back particular starts or calling up a young pitcher to start in Harvey's place from time to time.