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Will Tigers and Scherzer make up?
January, 15, 2015
Max Scherzer is still on the outside looking in, without much in the way of active contract buzz surrounding the free agent pitcher. The longer it takes for his market to heat up, the more likely it may be that he ends up returning to the Detroit Tigers.
At least, that the conclusion reached by Bob Wojnowski of the Detroit News, who writes that "the curious wait continues, and the longer it goes, the better it is for the Tigers. Dave Dombrowski insists he isn't actively pursuing free-agent Max Scherzer, and apparently, neither is anyone else. Either the Max Market is maxed, or someone is playing a very clever game."
As Wojnoski notes, bad feelings likely still linger between Detroit and the pitcher: "The Tigers were ticked off when Scherzer and his agent, Scott Boras, turned down their six-year, $144 million offer. Scherzer and Boras have to be miffed nobody has lavished them with a $200 million offer yet."
AJ Cassavell wrote an article for SportsonEarth.com that uses WAR to predict how much Scherzer's new contract should be worth. He concludes that the pitcher should be signed for seven years with a $175.5 million price tag: "Scherzer can expect to potentially earn himself a cool $31 million and an extra year of employment simply because he said no to the Tigers a year ago. How's that for a nice business move?"
Meanwhile, managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner of the New York Yankees refused to close the door on his team adding a big contract like the one Scherzer will ultimately get, but he's not writing any blank checks either: "We're always going to continue to improve. I'm not putting a cap on it... (But) there's just a certain amount I'm going to go. You all know my opinions about payroll, where you should be and where you really don't need to be to win championships."
Will Tigers and Scherzer make up?
January, 15, 2015
Max Scherzer is still on the outside looking in, without much in the way of active contract buzz surrounding the free agent pitcher. The longer it takes for his market to heat up, the more likely it may be that he ends up returning to the Detroit Tigers.
At least, that the conclusion reached by Bob Wojnowski of the Detroit News, who writes that "the curious wait continues, and the longer it goes, the better it is for the Tigers. Dave Dombrowski insists he isn't actively pursuing free-agent Max Scherzer, and apparently, neither is anyone else. Either the Max Market is maxed, or someone is playing a very clever game."
As Wojnoski notes, bad feelings likely still linger between Detroit and the pitcher: "The Tigers were ticked off when Scherzer and his agent, Scott Boras, turned down their six-year, $144 million offer. Scherzer and Boras have to be miffed nobody has lavished them with a $200 million offer yet."
AJ Cassavell wrote an article for SportsonEarth.com that uses WAR to predict how much Scherzer's new contract should be worth. He concludes that the pitcher should be signed for seven years with a $175.5 million price tag: "Scherzer can expect to potentially earn himself a cool $31 million and an extra year of employment simply because he said no to the Tigers a year ago. How's that for a nice business move?"
Meanwhile, managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner of the New York Yankees refused to close the door on his team adding a big contract like the one Scherzer will ultimately get, but he's not writing any blank checks either: "We're always going to continue to improve. I'm not putting a cap on it... (But) there's just a certain amount I'm going to go. You all know my opinions about payroll, where you should be and where you really don't need to be to win championships."