One doesn’t just trade Max Scherzer. And one doesn’t just include Trea Turner in the deal as well. Yet, Washington Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo dealt the three-time Cy Young award winner and the now-former everyday shortstop in D.C. to the Los Angeles Dodgers in advance of the 2021 MLB Trade Deadline on Friday.
The finalized trade sent Scherzer and Turner to LA in return for four prospects, including the top two in the organization, 23-year-old catcher Keibert Ruiz (No. 1), and 23-year-old right-hander Josiah Gray (No. 2), the No. 17 prospect on MLB Pipeline’s list of the Dodgers’ top prospects, 22-year-old right-hand pitcher Gerardo Carillo, and Donovan Casey, a 25-year-old outfielder.