Max Scherzer was not interested in a rebuild with the New York Mets.
The right-hander told Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic that conversations with Mets owner Steve Cohen and general manager Billy Eppler about the team's long-term plans convinced him to waive his no-trade clause before he was moved to the Texas Rangers:
"I talked to Billy. I was like, 'OK, are we reloading for 2024?' He goes, 'No, we're not. Basically our vision now is for 2025-2026, '25 at the earliest, more like '26. We're going to be making trades around that.'
"I was like, 'So the team is not going to be pursuing free agents this offseason or assemble a team that can compete for a World Series next year?