In a mid-season trade with the New York Mets that sent injury-prone catcher Devin Mesoraco to the Big Apple, the Cincinnati Reds acquired troubled pitcher Matt Harvey. If this was 2015 when the Mets went to the World Series, you’d think it was a typo.
In the years since that 2015 runner-up finish to the Kansas City Royals, Harvey had gone from Cy Young hopeful to disgruntled distraction in the Mets clubhouse. His decline was a sharp one, which led to the eventual demotion to the minors and a toxicity surrounding the team.