Don’t expect Boss move from Yankees for ex-ace

Matt Harvey’s days with the Mets are over. Could his next stop be The Bronx?

If this was a decade or two ago under George Steinbrenner, it would seem almost inevitable Harvey would end up with the Yankees after being designated for assignment by the Mets on Friday, following the paths of Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry, but it’s not quite such a natural fit with the current team.

Harvey is owed approximately $4.625 million for the remainder of this year before he becomes a free agent at the end of the season.

Starting Sunday, the Mets will have a seven-day window to try to trade the right-hander, who has undergone both Tommy John surgery and a procedure to address thoracic outlet syndrome. Harvey hasn’t been the same since the latter surgery and was demoted to the bullpen last month. In eight appearances with the Mets this season, he had a 7.00 ERA.

The Yankees likely won’t touch Harvey at his current price, espe- cially as they remain determined to stay under the luxury tax threshold of $197 million and don’t have a ton of cash to spend the rest of the season.

Should Harvey clear waivers, any team would only have to pay him the prorated minimum.

While that scenario would make more sense for the Yankees, they have gotten good production from their starting pitchers. Jordan Montgomery’s elbow strain has shown their lack of depth in the rotation, but Harvey would almost certainly have to go to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre before he would even be a consideration to help in the rotation.

The Yankees remain confident they will have options to go to in the minor leagues at some point this season, whether it’s Justus Sheffield, who was just promoted to Triple-A, or Sunday’s scheduled starter, Domingo German, among others.

It will be up to the Yankees whether they want to take a chance that a change of scenery across town will help Harvey.