Max Scherzer says he, Jacob deGrom aiming for mid-summer return

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ARLINGTON, Texas --The World Series champion Texas Rangers have two multiple Cy Young Award winners who could return to their rotation sometime in the middle of the summer.

Three-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer said Saturday that he is progressing from December surgery to repair a herniated disk in his lower back, while two-time winner Jacob deGrom plans to resume throwing this spring after elbow surgery that ended his Rangers debut after only six starts.

"When we get us back here, hopefully somewhere around the trade deadline, it's like picking up a couple guys," deGrom said during the team's annual FanFest.

Scherzer was a trade-deadline acquisition for the…