The Atlanta Braves have been tabbed to be the ones to sign a future hall-of-fame starting pitcher.
Sports Illustrated’s Will Laws and Nick Selbe have predicted that they will sign Max Scherzer. While his 2024 season was plagued by injuries, the three-time Cy Young Award winner still has something to offer if he’s healthy.
“Scherzer finally started to show his age in a campaign riddled with injuries that featured his lowest strikeout rate (22.6%) since 2011 in the nine games he did manage to toe the rubber,” they wrote. “If he can regain good health, however, you can bet most hitters still wouldn’t relish facing down Mad Max.