MLB World Reacts To Monday’s Max Scherzer News
Max Scherzer free agency watch continues on Monday.
Late on Sunday, reports surfaced, linking the superstar pitcher to the New York Mets. While the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels and San Francisco Giants are also believed to be in contention, the NL East franchise might be the favorite.
A deal has not been reached, though.
Monday morning, MLB insider Joel Sherman reported that the Mets offer is in the three year, $129 million range – roughly $42 million per season.
That is high.
Heard the #Mets offer to Scherzer is in the 3-yr, $129M range — or about $43M on average per season.
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) November 29, 2021
MLB fans have taken to social media to react.
“If Scherzer is Priority No. 1 and you’re willing to offer 3 years and $129 million, why not 3 and $140m? $150m?” one fan tweeted.
“In the NBA they’d call this a Max contract,” another fan joked.
“I’m gonna be honest Scherzer isn’t worth 43M per year,” another fan added on social media.
“This is insanity. The guy had a dead arm at the end of the playoffs. Good luck with this Metropolitans,” another fan wrote on Twitter.
Now, we continue to wait…
One rival exec last night saw nothing unusual in delay, saying, “All the Boras side items (in a contract)” take time. Also difficult to imagine Scherzer, a union leader, turning down perceived highest offer. But as Mets learned with Bauer, not over until agreement is reached. https://t.co/Sj5CYuB5Kf
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) November 29, 2021
It’s already been an eventful offseason for the Mets, who have added free agents like Starling Marte and Eduardo Escobar, among others.
Scherzer, of course, would be the biggest coup of them all.
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