Max Scherzer makes the Nationals favorites to win World Series Now, Washington Nationals, the pressure is on. The Nats swooped in Sunday and reportedly snatched the offseason's biggest free agent – agreeing to a contract with ace pitcher Max Scherzer. Yahoo Sports' Tim Brown is among the scribes reporting Scherzer has a seven-year deal with the Nats. We don't know just how many dead … [Read more...]
Scherzer, Nationals agree to seven-year deal
Scherzer, Nationals agree to seven-year deal Max Scherzer was an All-Star the past two years and won the 2013 Cy Young Award. (USATSI) Top right-handed starter Max Scherzer and the Nationals are in agreement on a seven-year deal, CBSSports.com has learned. Details of the deal beyond the seven years are not known. Scherzer was reported by the Washington Post to have been "very close" to a deal … [Read more...]