Max Scherzer deserves a raise.
It's not often such a thing can be said about a player in Scherzer's position. For one thing, his seven-year, $210 million deal with the Washington Nationals is still one of only 16 $200 million pacts throughout Major League Baseball history.
For another, the story of those 16 deals is largely one of disappointment. Bad memories of Alex Rodriguez and Prince Fielder still linger. Meanwhile, Albert Pujols, Miguel Cabrera and Robinson Cano are still generating them.
But Scherzer? Nah. He's already given the Nationals more than they bargained for since they signed him in January 2015, and there's zero indication he'll soon stop doing so.