Mets trust in Matt Harvey at zero after night in LA LA Land.

Not only has Harvey lost his spot in the starting rotation, his public image continues to take major hits.

The latest public relations faux pas involves a Page Six story where Harvey was reportedly living up the nightlife in Los Angeles, and was seen “stumbling around” the night before the Mets were to open up a three-game series in San Diego against the Padres last Friday.

For the record, Harvey pitched the ninth inning of that game on Friday and served up a home run to Franchy Cordero. While he did get through the inning, Harvey threw 20 pitches and just didn’t have any command of his fastball which topped at 92 mph. Harvey’s struggles were so obvious on Friday that SNY Play-by-Play man Gary Cohen remarked how bad Harvey’s fastball looked.

Now the chickens are coming home to roost.

When asked about the story of Harvey’s night out, Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson said he wasn’t upset nor surprised.

“Usually I get upset if a report is unexpected, so I guess the short answer is no,” Alderson told reporters on Tuesday. Alderson did double down in saying that ‘partying’ late can be a problem, but, he didn’t believe it to be the case regarding Harvey.

When asked about the story, Manager Mickey Callaway said, “I talked to Matt. It is bad in the sense that it is getting publicity. He has to be aware of that. We have to make sure it’s not a distraction from what we are trying to do.”

Callaway stopped short of being critical of Harvey, noting that the former ace has been working hard on his mechanics in the bullpen.

While the Mets will do what they can to put a positive spin on the situation in the public eye, they can't be thrilled behind closed doors. This is the latest example that Matt Harvey just doesn’t get it, and doesn’t seem to care either.

Last year, the team suspended Harvey after he failed to show up for a game at Citi Field. Harvey later admitted that he was out late the night before. In 2015, during the NLDS, he was late to a workout, claiming that he was stuck in traffic.

The pattern of bad behavior has got to be driving the Mets crazy. Harvey is taking a sledgehammer to any slice of credibility he has left among his teammates, and he is making it very clear to Callaway that he can not be trusted in any situation.

That is not a recipe for success for Matt Harvey today, tomorrow and three months from now. 

If Harvey has visions of pitching for someone else, the off-field issues will almost certainly scare someone away, if his 0-2 record and 5.76 ERA hasn’t already. He has no value right now on the open market. Short of cutting Harvey, there is not much the Mets can do with him. It’s a bad situation and it may only get worse before the Mets and Harvey inevitably part ways later this year.