More young pitching on the rise

From Newsday:

The Mets announced the signing of their top pick, Kevin Mulvey, before Wednesday's game, and it looks like he already could be on the fast track.

The plan is for Mulvey, 22, to join Mike Pelfrey at Double-A Binghamton after a short conditioning session in Port St. Lucie, and like Pelfrey, his college experience may significantly shorten his time in the minors.

Mulvey didn't have the eye-popping numbers of Pelfrey, who was the ninth overall pick in 2005. In three seasons at Villanova, Mulvey was 14-16 with a 4.43 ERA in 41 starts, and he went 3-8 with a 3.61 ERA this year as a junior, with 88 strikeouts in 92 1/3 innings, before the Mets selected him in the second round (62nd overall).