Maxwell M. Scherzer is a surefire hall-of-famer who is one of the four most accomplished pitchers of his generation, sharing that circle with Clayton Kershaw, Justin Verlander, and Zack Greinke. Of those four, one could argue Scherzer is currently pitching the best, after finishing third in the National League Cy Young voting last season posting a monstrous 166 ERA+ in 30 starts for the Nationals and the Dodgers. And after signing a three-year deal that includes the highest average annual value in MLB history, he now pitches for the Mets.
The Cardinals initially drafted Scherzer in the 43rd round of the 2003 MLB Draft, and though the Cardinals were his favorite team growing up, Scherzer instead chose to attend the University of Missouri.