MLB Trade Rumors: Buzz on Matt Harvey and Kyle Gibson Ahead of Deadline

As always seems to be the case, Tuesday's MLB trade deadline has a handful of bigger-name players we want to keep an eye on.

Perhaps they're on a losing team looking to garner assets or they're in the last year of their deal and the team wants to get something for them before they walk away for free.

Here, we're going to take a look at a couple of players in particular that present some notable buzz in pitchers Matt Harvey and Kyle Gibson of the Cincinnati Reds and Minnesota Twins, respectively.

Twins Fielding Calls on Gibson

Across 21 games started, Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Kyle Gibson has a 3.42 ERA, and he could be seen as a rare commodity to have for contenders looking to bolster their rotations.

According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the Twins have received calls on Gibson. However, Gibson isn't a free agent until after 2019, and Sherman reported the Twins are more focused on trading walk-year players such as second baseman Brian Dozier and pitchers Zach Duke, Lance Lynn and Ervin Santana.

Though that is their goal at six games under .500 (48-54), they could probably get a decent haul for Gibson. Teams like the Philadelphia Phillies, the Athletics and the Atlanta Braves could all be interested in his services.

Brewers Target the Dark Knight

As we've mentioned here already, this is the time of year that contending ball clubs want to improve their rotations.

According to Jon Morosi of MLB Network, the Brewers and Cincinnati Reds have had trade talks about the once-great New York Mets pitcher Matt Harvey:

With the Reds, Harvey is 5-4 with a 4.50 ERA and 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings pitched.

Prior to getting shelled by the Pittsburgh Pirates in his last start, Harvey went five straight games giving up two earned runs or fewer in his outings.

In a trade for Harvey, it would be hard to imagine the Brewers needing to give up anything of notable interest, and it could be worth the gamble. 

He is not the player he was a few years ago, but if he can help out the bottom of their rotation, Harvey would be a valuable addition.

Statistics courtesy of Baseball-Reference and ESPN.com.