Bleacher Report · Jun 27, 2017
$210M Ace Max Scherzer Has Passed Clayton Kershaw as MLB's No. 1 Pitcher
The Washington Nationals signed Max Scherzer for $210 million in 2015. Two years and change later, that looks like money well spent on the best pitcher in Major League Baseball.
If you're reading this and your name is Clayton Kershaw: Sorry, but it's true.
Kershaw has been atop the pitching world for so long that such a stance ought to be outrageously controversial. Instead, it's becoming less so every fifth day.
Scherzer, 32, exited his first start with the Nationals carrying a 0.00 ERA in 7.2 innings, and now holds a 2.73 ERA in 82 total starts with the club. Included within is one of only of only five 20-strikeout games in history, as well as two no-hitters.