Landing strip

Assuming the Mets don’t find a trade partner for Matt Harvey — and assuming a general manager doesn’t pull a George Costanza and try to get fired by placing a waiver claim on the Fallen Knight — the other 29 teams will soon have a chance to sign a released Harvey, if he so desires, for the prorated minimum wage of $545,000, with the Mets paying the rest of the right-hander’s $5.63 million salary. Given the low risk, there are too many potential employers to fit in a list. So let’s identify the five most delicious destinations for Harvey and grade them on a likeliness scale of 1 to 10:

1. YANKEES: He has been sending covert signals for years that he wanted to join his childhood favorites. Likeliness scale: 1. The costs of distraction far outweigh the benefits of possible performance.

2. NATIONALS: Mets fans’ worst nightmare — Harvey joins the enemy and turns into his old self. Likeliness scale: 2. The Nats’ starting rotation is doing just fine without him, thanks.

3. MARLINS: Harvey already has experience working for Derek Jeter, over at The Players’ Tribune. Likeliness scale: 3. It’s possible Harvey might not be the best influence on a young team.

4. ANGELS: They drafted Harvey out of high school in 2007, and if he traveled from San Diego to Los Angeles to party, Anaheim is relatively around the corner. Likeliness scale: 5. The contending Angels need arms, partly so Shohei Ohtani can get his desired rest between starts.

5. RANGERS: Harvey could reunite with his old pitching coach, Dan Warthen, who is Texas’ assistant pitching coach, and with Bartolo “Big Sexy” Colon. Likeliness scale: 5. The last-place Rangers could see if they can fix Harvey in time to make him a July trade chip.