Matt Harvey pitched for the Reds tonight instead of Robert Stephenson, Cody Reed or Lucas Sims. If it’s the case that the Reds couldn’t attract a decent offer for Harvey before the trade deadline, it’s hard to see that prospect improving much, if at all. How long will the Reds keep giving valuable rotation opportunities to a guy who won’t be with the team next year?
The Reds play the series finale tomorrow at 1:35 pm. Luis Castillo vs. Tanner Roark. Then they head to New York for a 3-game series with the Mets. While the Mets have a worse record than the Reds, they’re due to start Noah Syndergaard and Jacob deGrom in two of the games.