Matt Harvey

Matt Harvey allowed one run on three hits and two walks while striking out five over six innings in a win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday.

Fantasy Impact

Harvey seems to be settling in with the Reds and now has a 2.57 ERA and 12 strikeouts over his first three starts. If he continues to rediscover himself in Cincinnati, the Reds could try to flip him at the trade deadline to a team in need of a starter or attempt to resign him in the offseason. He is scheduled to take on the Rockies in Colorado for his next start.

Matt Harvey allowed three runs on seven hits over four innings of work on Wednesday versus the Giants, receiving a no-decision while striking out five.

Fantasy Impact

Since joining the Reds Harvey has now allowed three run in eight innings while striking out seven. He was much better in today's start following a two-run first inning. Still, he's a long ways away from fantasy relevance.

Matt Harvey was impressive over four innings in his Reds’ debut on Friday night against the Dodgers. He allowed just one hit and struck out two.

Fantasy Impact

This is a start in the right direction for Harvey. He looked locked in and like someone that wanted to be in the rotation moving forward. He was on a limited pitch count on Friday, but he should get a normal start next week in San Francisco.

It was reported Thursday that Matt Harvey will join the Reds’ rotation this weekend in Los Angeles. He will replace Brandon Finnegan in the rotation and pitch Friday at Dodger Stadium.

Fantasy Impact

Over the last three seasons Harvey has seen his H/9 go up, BB/9 go up and K/9 go down. All three are bad news for a pitcher that was once a top of the rotation arm for the New York Mets. Hold off on putting Harvey into lineups until we see how he adjusts to his new club.

The New York Mets are trading Matt Harvey to the Cincinnati Reds for catcher Devin Mesoraco and cash, MLB insider Ken Rosenthal reports. In order to make room on the 25- and 40-man rosters, the team placed Todd Fraizer on the disabled list and moved Anthony Swarzak to the 60-day disabled list. Rosenthal adds that the Reds are paying the remainder of Mesoraco's $13.125 million salary, while the Mets are paying Harvey's $5.625 million.

Fantasy Impact

The Mets are desperate for catching help, and they were able to trade Harvey for one after it appeared at least initially like he might be released for nothing in return. Mesoraco flashed All-Star caliber talent back in 2014, but he has struggled with injuries for pretty much his entire career and has appeared in fewer than 100 games in all but two of his eight seasons.