ATLANTA — The prospect of an amicable divorce between Matt Harvey and the Mets, a graceful exit? It diminishes each time the right-hander takes the mound.
Sure, get the fallen ace out of the Mets’ starting rotation as soon as possible. Send him to the bullpen. Fake an injury. Let him join the search committee for the Rangers’ next head coach.
But for myriad reasons, it won’t be a pretty process.
In the minutes following another terrible outing, as the Mets suffered a 12-4 pounding to the Braves Thursday night at SunTrust Park, new manager Mickey Callaway declined to commit to starting Harvey in his next rotation turn, which would be Wednesday night in St.