The Mets’ Black Friday shopping spree was exciting, but there biggest move didn’t come until the following Monday, when they signed Max Scherzer to a 3-year, $130M contract. It’s a record contract in terms of AAV, and certainly the largest financial commitment ever made to a 37-year-old pitcher. That’s the kind of dough you have to throw around to bring in a pitcher regarded as one of the best in the game, even as he approaches 40.
Max Scherzer is one of the two best pitchers of his generation, with his only competition being Clayton Kershaw.