Inbox: Should Mets tender offer to Harvey?

Mets pitcher Matt Harvey discusses his performance against the Marlins in a 13-1 lossThe Mets were mathematically eliminated from postseason contention last week, ensuring they won't reach the playoffs for the ninth time in the past 11 seasons. But that does not necessarily sap the rest of the intrigue from this season. There's still plenty of interesting things to watch as the 2017 campaign draws to a close, including several that inspired questions in this week's Inbox:

Why do the Mets believe that tendering an offer to Matt Harvey for 2018 makes sense financially? Can't his salary be better spent elsewhere?

-- @HowardJHerman via Twitter

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