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http://www.metsfanproshop.com/authentic-tim-tebow-jersey , Daniel Murphy, to a two-year deal worth $24 million.That deal will pay Murphy $10 million this upcoming season, then $8 million for the following season. His contract also includes a mutual option for the 2021 season, that would earn him $12 million.His option for that season also carries a buyout of $6 million. So if both sides excessive the option, then Murphy would earn $30 million over the next three seasons with the Rockies. Instead of the guaranteed $24 million regardless if the option is exercised or not.Murphy: $10M 2019, $8M 2020, Mutual option 2021 for $12M or $6M (of which $3M is deferred with out interest) buyout. BUYOUT INCREASES TO $7M (of which $4M is deferred without interest) if any award bonus is earned. awards bonuses. $2M if traded (each time). #rox— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 21, 2018advertisingHere's the explanation if the tweet above gives you a headache about Murphy's bonuses involving that buyout for the 2021 season. So if Murphy earns an All-Star, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, LCS MVP, WS MVP, league MVP, or Comeback player of the year award in his two years with the Rockies, his buyout then would increase from $6 million to $7 million.It's likely that Murphy will win one of these awards in the next two seasons, given how he has performed in his career over the last few seasons. Disregarding last season because of Murphy only appearing in 91 games after recovering from knee surgery.advertisingThe soon to be 34-year-old appears he can still produce similar to the player he was during his All-Star seasons during the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Over those two seasons, he averaged 24 home-runs, 99 RBI's along with a .335 batting average.He also received an All-Star selection and a Silver Slugger in both of those seasons. In 2016, he also finished second in the NL MVP voting behind the winner Asdrubal Cabrera Jersey , Kris Bryant. Via GrantlandWith the Rockies not showing much interest in re-signing free agent DJ LeMahieu, then it appears that Murphy will likely split time at second base along with infielders, Ryan McMahon and Garrett Hampson.advertisingHowever, it's more likely that Murphy will transition into playing a lot of first-base next season, which would move Ian Desmond to an outfield role. This move would then allow Murphy to worry more about hitting as he did in those previous seasons.Which is very possible for him, because he will be able to play 81 games in the great hitting ballpark of Coors Field. The move to first-base will also likely put less ware-and-tear on his body, allowing him to be an effective player into his mid-to-late 30's.The Rockies have just acquired one of the best infielders that was available via free agency. Even though he will be turning 34-years-old this April, he can still be an effective hitter in their lineup.Especially when most of those games will come at the hitter-friendly Coors Field. The move to first-base should also allow him to appear in about 145 games next season. Which should give him lots of at-bats to produce similar numbers from the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Matt Harvey was on the wrong end of a shellacking his last time out. If he were still a member of the New York Mets, that would be a case of more of the same.In his time with the Cincinnati Reds, however, it was an exception to the rule.The eight-run dud Harvey laid Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates pushed his ERA through 13 starts with the Reds to 4.50. Before that, the right-hander was rocking a solid 3.64 ERA with a 49-to-15 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 64.1 innings.That isn't going to be lost on contenders who are looking to trade for a starting pitcher. As Cincinnati's one and only pending free agent, Harvey may be the lone Red who's available ahead of Major League Baseball's July 31 non-waiver trade deadline. He could be worth a prospect or two in a trade.Not bad, considering where Harvey stood when the Reds picked him up.Kyusung Gong/Associated PressCincinnati acquired Harvey from the Mets on May 8 in a trade that sent catcher Devin Mesoraco to New York. That was only three days after he had been designated for assignment and just five days after his performance as a Met had finally hit a nadir.After the Atlanta Braves lit up the 29-year-old for five runs in a two-inning relief stint May 3, he owned a 7.00 ERA for the season and a 5.93 ERA since the start of 2016.Since the Mets had already demoted Harvey from their starting rotation to their bullpen, they had to decide if he was more trouble than he was worth. One can imagine that his many off-the-field controversies a couple that interfered with his professional obligations in October 2015 and May 2017 into their decision.Certainly a far greater concern, however, was whether Harvey was simply broken beyond repair.His injury history included Tommy John surgery in 2013, thoracic outlet surgery in 2016 and a scapula injury in 2017. And it showed. Harvey's average fastball sat just south of 96 mph when he broke out as an All-Star in 2013 and returned to acehood in 2015. Through eight appearances with the Mets this year http://www.metsfanproshop.com/authentic-tim-tebow-jersey , it had declined all the way to 92.6 mph.Once the Mets made the decision to DFA Harvey, the question became whether there was any team out there that fancied itself as his savior. Enter the Reds."It was primarily watching him pitch, scouting him, watching video," president of baseball operations Dick Williams said of the team's decision to take a chance on Harvey, per John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer. "We did make some calls to learn what we could about some of the things that have been talked about. It was primarily mechanics to see if there's something we could do to help."Cut to now, and there is a subtle difference in how Harvey is throwing the ball. Rob Friedman, Twitter's resident pitch GIF specialist, highlighted it:Rob Friedman PitchingNinja92mph Matt Harvey (2018 Mets) vs 97mph Matt Harvey (2018 Reds), Mechanics. nOcSakxkhHHarvey's arm action has changed, going from long and out of sync with the rest of his body to shorter and very much in sync with his body.Lo and behold, his fastball velocity has improved dramatically this season:With New York: 92.6 mphWith Cincinnati: 94.3 mphAnd as Harvey's fastball velocity has increased, so has his fondness for high heat. The average height of his fastballs has increased:With New York: 2.4 ftWith Cincinnati: 2.7 ftThis has had the desired effect of stopping hitters from annihilating his fastball. Hitters were hitting it an average speed of 92.8 mph, complete with a .686 slugging percentage. Those figures are now down to 91.3 mph and .446.Such is life when hitters are tasked with hitting pitches like this one:Rob Friedman PitchingNinjaMatt Harvey....97mph on his 96th pitch. tgQYXKGvdNHarvey's mechanical change has had another, no-less-important benefit: His command is better now than it has been in years.He's walking only 2.0 batters per nine innings, compared to the 3.0 walks per nine he issued earlier in 2018 and the ugly 4.6 BB/9 he had in 2017. This is no accident, as he's been throwing more first-pitch strikes and more pitches in the strike zone in general:Mind you, it isn't all sunshine and rainbows.Harvey's fastball has come back to life, but his ability to miss bats hasn't. His contact rate remains far above what it used to be. Hence his strikeouts-per-nine rate barely budged throughout 2018. He was at 6.7 with the Mets. Now he's at 6.8 with the Reds.Harvey is also never far from hard contact. He peaked with a 26.5 percent rate in 2013. He was at 43 percent with the Mets earlier this year Juan Lagares Jersey , and he's only improved to 37.7 percent with the Reds. That's above the MLB average of 35.5 percent.Still, if the question is whether Harvey has been reclaimed by the Reds, the answer is an unequivocal yes. He's back to being a power pitcher who throws strikes. Regardless of what warts they may have, pitchers like that aren't to be taken lightly.And despite Harvey's misstep against the Pirates, the stars are aligning for the Reds to deal him.Other rental starters on the market include J.A. Happ, Cole Hamels, Tyson Ross, Nathan Eovaldi and Lance Lynn. It's not the most spectacular group, and Happ and Hamels have done more damage to their value of late than Harvey has. Though they almost certainly won't get any blue chips for him, the Reds should be able to market him to enough teams to end up with something of value in a trade.Wherever Harvey ends up, his next step will be into free agency for the first time. In a world in which even Tyler Chatwood got three years and $38 million, a respectable contract should be in order.In short, Harvey is an asset again. That may not be the same as an ace, but it's sure better than damaged goods. Stats courtesy of Baseball Reference, FanGraphs and Baseball Savant.