At the end of his first season in D.C. and his second no-hitter in 2015, Max Scherzer talked to reporters about what he thought he could improve upon as he went into season No. 2 of his 7-year/$210M deal with the Washington Nationals.
"I do think I was a better pitcher in 2015 than I was in '14,” Scherzer said after his 6.4 fWAR campaign came to an end.
He finished the season (14-12) with a 2.77 ERA, a 2.79 FIP, 34 walks (1.34 BB/9), 276 Ks (10.86 K/9) and 27 HRs allowed (1.06 HR/9) in 228 2⁄3 innings pitched, with 10 of the 27 home runs allowed coming in 132 first-half innings pitched (0.