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ERA
4.85
WHIP
1.15
K
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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

Battles thumb through four innings
Scherzer gave up two runs on five hits and three walks while striking out four over four innings Sunday in a no-decision against the Angels and dealt with significant thumb inflammation during the start, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.
Analysis
Scherzer said he was optimistic he'd make his next scheduled start with an extra day of rest, saying that he battled to take the ball Sunday, failing to accomplish the normal weight lifting and bullpens that he typically does in between starts. "I rely on feel," Scherzer said after Saturday's start. "I really didn't have that going into this." He was on a pitch count of around 70 Saturday and while it's possible he'll go deeper into his scheduled start next week Friday in Sacramento, it's also possible that his thumb inflammation doesn't subside and he gets scratched or pushed back.
Scherzer said he was optimistic he'd make his next scheduled start with an extra day of rest, saying that he battled to take the ball Sunday, failing to accomplish the normal weight lifting and bullpens that he typically does in between starts. "I rely on feel," Scherzer said after Saturday's start. "I really didn't have that going into this." He was on a pitch count of around 70 Saturday and while it's possible he'll go deeper into his scheduled start next week Friday in Sacramento, it's also possible that his thumb inflammation doesn't subside and he gets scratched or pushed back.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
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Last 10 Games
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Last 5 Games
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-3%
BAA vs RHP
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-9%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .231 | 103 | 46 | 91 | 17 | |||
Since 2023vs Right | .224 | 123 | 12 | 87 | 21 | |||
2025vs Left | .242 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | |||
2025vs Right | .267 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 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
-23%
ERA at Home
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-17%
ERA at Home
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Since 2023Home | 3.34 | 1.02 | 94.1 | 9.9 | 2.6 | ||||
Since 2023Away | 4.32 | 1.22 | 114.2 | 9.6 | 2.4 | ||||
2025Home | 4.50 | 0.75 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | ||||
2025Away | 5.40 | 1.80 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 5.4 | ||||
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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4.00K/9
8.3BB/9
2.1HR/9
2.1Fastball
93.1 mphERA
4.85WHIP
1.15BABIP
.267GB/FB
0.67Left On Base
74.1%Exit Velocity
84.9 mphBarrels/BBE
7.5%Spin Rate
2317 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
29.9%Swinging Strike
8.5%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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Cleared to start Saturday
Blue Jays manager John Schneider said that Scherzer (thumb/forearm) will start Saturday's game against the Angels, Rob Longley of the Toronto Sun reports.
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Contends with forearm tightness
Scherzer said he experienced some forearm tightness in addition to right thumb fatigue during his start in Monday's 5-4 win over the Yankees, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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Battles thumb fatigue Monday
Blue Jays manager John Schneider said that Scherzer dealt with some fatigue in his right thumb during his start in Monday's 5-4 win over the Yankees, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.
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Fans seven in no-decision
Scherzer yielded two runs on three hits and no walks over five innings in a no-decision Monday against the Yankees. He struck out seven.
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Thumb bounces back well
Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Thursday that Scherzer's right thumb "feels better today" following his start Wednesday against the Guardians than it did following the pitcher's final rehab start, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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Could return to big leagues soon
Scherzer, who is currently rehabbing from a thumb injury, could return to the Blue Jays rotation in the coming days, according to Keegan Matheson of MLB.com.
Analysis
Scherzer tossed 74 pitches in a rehab start at the Triple-A level this week, and while the results of the scheduled bullpen session Saturday will determine the next steps, all signs point to Scherzer returning to the big leagues sooner rather than later. Scherzer also feels his stuff is where he needs to be, according to Matheson, and if everything goes well, Scherzer could return to Toronto's rotation Tuesday to face the Guardians.
Scherzer tossed 74 pitches in a rehab start at the Triple-A level this week, and while the results of the scheduled bullpen session Saturday will determine the next steps, all signs point to Scherzer returning to the big leagues sooner rather than later. Scherzer also feels his stuff is where he needs to be, according to Matheson, and if everything goes well, Scherzer could return to Toronto's rotation Tuesday to face the Guardians.