Max Scherzer Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 3" / 208 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 7/27/1984 (37)
- Experience
- 12
- College
- Missouri
Max Scherzer Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Max Scherzer News
The New York Mets placed starting pitcher Max Scherzer (oblique) on the 15-day injured list on Saturday. The move comes as no surprise as the hard-throwing veteran is expected to be out for six to eight weeks with an oblique strain. The team recalled right-handed pitcher Jake Reed from Triple-A to take Scherzer's roster spot. Scherzer made eight starts before straining his oblique and went 5-1 with a 2.54 ERA and a 0.94 WHIP.
Updating a previous report, New York Mets starting pitcher Max Scherzer (oblique) has a "moderate to high-grade" oblique strain and will miss six to eight weeks. Oblique injuries often require a lengthy absence, especially for pitchers, so fantasy managers were already preparing for an extended absence with the 37-year-old, three-time Cy Young winner. He was pulled early from his start on Wednesday against the St. Louis Cardinals with what was initially called left side discomfort. Barring setbacks, Scherzer could be back in the Mets rotation in early July. New York's rotation depth will now be tested with Jacob deGrom (shoulder) and Tylor Megill (biceps) also out. Trevor Williams will continue to work in the rotation, while David Peterson should get some starts as well.
New York Mets starting pitcher Max Scherzer (oblique, finger) has an oblique injury and has also been pitching through multiple blisters on his pitching hand in his last two starts, according to manager Buck Showalter. Scherzer left his start early on Wednesday against the St. Louis Cardinals with left side discomfort. There's no official word on how long the veteran right-hander will be out, but oblique injuries for pitchers can take more than a month to recover from, so his fantasy managers should expect an extended absence. It's a big blow for the Mets rotation and Scherzer's fantasy managers, as the 37-year-old eight-time All-Star is 5-1 with a 2.54 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 11 walks and 59 strikeouts in 49 2/3 innings over eight starts in his first year in Queens.
Batting Order
| 1 | Luis Guillorme |
| 2 | Starling Marte |
| 3 | Francisco Lindor |
| 4 | Pete Alonso |
| 5 | Jeff McNeil |
| 6 | Eduardo Escobar |
| 7 | Mark Canha |
| 8 | Dominic Smith |
| 9 | Patrick Mazeika |
Max Scherzer Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Luis Guillorme |
| 2 | Starling Marte |
| 3 | Francisco Lindor |
| 4 | Pete Alonso |
| 5 | Jeff McNeil |
| 6 | Eduardo Escobar |
| 7 | Mark Canha |
| 8 | Dominic Smith |
| 9 | Patrick Mazeika |
New York Mets starting pitcher Max Scherzer continued to be one of baseball's best pitchers in 2021. The 37-year-old went 15-4 with a 2.46 ERA, 0.86 WHIP, and 34.1% strikeout rate over 179 innings pitched between the Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers. Age certainly did not seem to impact Scherzer's performance; his fastball averaged 94.3 MPH, his fastball and curveball spin rates were in the top 10 and 23 percent of baseball, respectively, and his strikeout rate was in the top four percent of baseball. His overall Statcast profile was stellar, and it was encouraging to see him log so many strong innings given his age and the fact that 2020 was a shortened season. He will be leaving a loaded Dodgers lineup and pitcher-friendly home park, but the Mets have made plenty of moves to bolster their lineup this offseason and actually had a better pitcher park factor in 2021 (per ESPN's park factors). Scherzer is currently being drafted at about pick 17 overall and the fifth starting pitcher after Shohei Ohtani, Gerrit Cole, Corbin Burnes, and Walker Buehler. While he is getting older, Scherzer has been one of fantasy's elite starting options for almost a decade. As such, it would not be unreasonable to draft him slightly higher than his current ADP.
