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Injury Thumb
Est. Return 6/17/2025
2025 Stats
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Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
The future Hall of Famer is clearly in his twilight years, but Scherzer said in September that he wants to continue pitching in 2025. His return from back surgery was delayed several times and he ended up making just nine starts for the Rangers in between IL stints last season, posting a 3.95 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 40:10 K:BB over 43.1 innings. Shoulder fatigue cost him most of the second half and a left hamstring strain officially ended his campaign. While he made at least 23 starts in each of the three seasons prior to 2024, that means less at his advanced age of 40. Scherzer had the second-lowest strikeout rate of his career (22.6%) and remains unsigned as of mid-December. He can still be part of a winning fantasy club, but draft him for who he is now and not the name. Read Past Outlooks

Faces hitters
Scherzer (thumb) faced hitters on the field Friday at Rogers Centre, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Scherzer threw a 45-pitch bullpen session Monday and has now checked off another step in his recovery, as expected. The Blue Jays will likely see how Scherzer's thumb responds after Friday's session before determining if he's ready to head out on a rehab assignment.
Scherzer threw a 45-pitch bullpen session Monday and has now checked off another step in his recovery, as expected. The Blue Jays will likely see how Scherzer's thumb responds after Friday's session before determining if he's ready to head out on a rehab assignment.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-3%
BAA vs RHP
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BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .230 | 98 | 43 | 85 | 16 | |||
Since 2023vs Right | .223 | 117 | 12 | 84 | 21 | |||
2025vs Left | .250 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
2025vs Right | .333 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
2024vs Left | .260 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 2 | |||
2024vs Right | .228 | 26 | 1 | 21 | 5 | |||
2023vs Left | .222 | 84 | 34 | 64 | 13 | |||
2023vs Right | .220 | 90 | 11 | 62 | 15 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-22%
ERA at Home
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-100%
ERA on Road
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Since 2023Home | 3.32 | 1.04 | 89.1 | 9.8 | 2.7 | ||||
Since 2023Away | 4.27 | 1.19 | 109.2 | 9.7 | 2.3 | ||||
2025Home | 6.00 | 1.00 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||||
2025Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Home | 3.72 | 0.98 | 19.1 | 7.9 | 1.9 | ||||
2024Away | 4.13 | 1.29 | 24.0 | 8.6 | 2.3 | ||||
2023Home | 3.09 | 1.06 | 67.0 | 10.6 | 3.1 | ||||
2023Away | 4.31 | 1.17 | 85.2 | 10.0 | 2.3 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Max Scherzer compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
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91.9 mphERA
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.118GB/FB
0.29Left On Base
500.0%Exit Velocity
89.0 mphBarrels/BBE
13.3%Spin Rate
2294 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
40.0%Swinging Strike
6.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Normally veteran pitchers are more stable than younger arms, but Scherzer did not follow that game plan in 2023 as his numbers were all over the place. While he maintained his streak of 12 consecutive seasons with a K-BB% of at least 20%, a rash of mid-season gopheritis pushed his ERA up to its highest full-season point since that aforementioned streak began in 2012. Scherzer allowed 10 of his 28 homers in July leading up to the trade to Texas but pitched well for Texas while his body began failing him until ultimately succumbing to back issues in the American League playoffs. Those same back issues still linger as Scherzer needed back surgery in the offseason and will miss at least the first half of the season as he tries to return to the mound before his 40th birthday this summer. Fantasy managers should obviously slide Scherzer down the charts to the end game to be safe.
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Set to face hitters by week's end
Scherzer (thumb) threw a 45-pitch bullpen session Monday and is expected to face hitters in live batting practice in Toronto on Thursday or Friday, Rob Longley of the Toronto Sun reports.
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Ramping up recovery
Scherzer (thumb/back) is set to throw bullpen sessions Saturday and Monday before accompanying the Blue Jays for a road series next week against the Rangers, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.
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Resumes mound work
Blue Jays manager John Schneider said that Scherzer (thumb/back) threw a 33-pitch bullpen session Tuesday, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.
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Slowed by back tightness
Scherzer (thumb) was unable to throw as scheduled Tuesday because of back tightness following his last bullpen session, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports.
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Beginning to ramp up
Scherzer (thumb) threw a bullpen session Wednesday and then faced live hitters for 20 more pitches, Andres Soto of MLB.com reports.
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Toronto viewed as favorites
The Blue Jays have the "most serious" interest among teams in the mix to sign Scherzer, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
One source told Feinsand that Toronto has been after Scherzer "for about two months" and it was one of the teams to come away impressed with how the veteran right-hander looked during a throwing session for scouts last week. While The Blue Jays' interest in Scherzer appears sincere, it's unclear if it's reciprocated, as the 40-year-old surely wants to sign with a playoff-bound team and Toronto is a fringe contender.
One source told Feinsand that Toronto has been after Scherzer "for about two months" and it was one of the teams to come away impressed with how the veteran right-hander looked during a throwing session for scouts last week. While The Blue Jays' interest in Scherzer appears sincere, it's unclear if it's reciprocated, as the 40-year-old surely wants to sign with a playoff-bound team and Toronto is a fringe contender.