The Matt Harvey saga is officially over in New York, but it's just beginning in a new and unlikely place. On Tuesday evening, the Mets announced they were trading Harvey, who was designated for assignment last Friday, to the Reds in exchange for catcher Devin Mesoraco. The deal is essentially a swap of broken-down former All-Stars, though for Harvey, the move to Ohio can charitably be described as a worst-case scenario.
It’s surprising that the Mets were able to get anything at all from Harvey, who hasn’t looked like a functional starting pitcher since the 2015 World Series.