There’s a very real chance that Max Scherzer’s start at Citizens Bank Park Thursday afternoon is the final time that he’ll pitch in Philadelphia this season. If he returns again, it will certainly be as an opponent.
While there’s no evidence that the Phillies would have been players for the three-time Cy Young Award winner, ESPN‘s Jesse Rogers reports that Scherzer isn’t interested in being traded to Philadelphia or to the Houston Astros. Jayson Stark of The Athletic reported previously that Scherzer was “unlikely” to approve a deal to either New York team, the Yankees or Mets.