{"id":1245298,"date":"2021-11-29T15:27:30","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T19:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=1245298"},"modified":"2021-11-29T15:27:30","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T19:27:30","slug":"new-york-mets-add-max-scherzer-in-franchise-altering-deal-m1d1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/new-york-mets-add-max-scherzer-in-franchise-altering-deal-m1d1\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Mets add Max Scherzer in franchise-altering deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It turns out that Steve Cohen took the flip-flopping of Steven Matz&#8217;s agent personally. The New York Mets&#8217; owner has gone on a spending spree since Thanksgiving, landing four key free agents to improve the team&#8217;s roster, with the headliner coming today as RHP Max Scherzer agreed to a three-year deal worth $130 million. ESPN&#8217;s Jeff Passan confirmed the deal, noting that there is an opt-out after the 2023 season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Max Scherzer\u2019s deal with the Mets is done, per source. Three years, $130 million, an opt out after the second season.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffPassan\/status\/1465376329570951180?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The deal brings Scherzer, one of the sports&#8217; premier pitchers, to New York to team with Jacob deGrom atop the Mets&#8217; rotation. It also represents the biggest contract ever in terms of average annual value with Scherzer slated to earn roughly $43.3 million a year with the Mets. Scherzer, who went 15-4 with a 2.46 ERA in 30 starts for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Nationals last season, is a 3-time Cy Young Award winner and gives the Mets the most dynamic 1-2 starting pitching punch in the league.<\/p>\n<p>The move also cements the Mets as power players in the new world order of baseball who are willing to go toe-to-toe with anyone for the top players and land them. Scherzer&#8217;s contract is a bit reminiscent of the deal Pedro Martinez signed with the Mets in 2005 in the sense that it offers legitimacy to this organization as a destination for marquee free agents.<\/p>\n<p>Cohen has already committed $254.5 million to Scherzer, Starling Marte, Mark Canha and Eduardo Escobar since Friday. The Mets still have more work to do as they explore re-signing Javier Baez and adding pieces to both the rotation (they could use a fifth starter) and bullpen while addressing the team&#8217;s depth as well.<\/p>\n<p>There is still work to be done but the Mets took a giant step forward here with this Scherzer deal. Cohen has proven that he can land the big fish in free agency, something that should make the franchise a scary force to be reckoned with in the coming years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It turns out that Steve Cohen took the flip-flopping of Steven Matz&#8217;s agent personally. 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