Max Scherzer free agent rumors have abounded, and the New York Mets are apparently the winning bidder, reportedly getting Scherzer for 3 years, $130 million, per reports.
Scherzer, 37, finished third in the National League Cy Young balloting this season, and has finished in the top five in the last eight full seasons, including top three finishes the last five years and while winning the award in 2013, 2016 and 2017.
Scherzer has been one of the rare players who has gotten better in his 30s, having put up a 5.9 bWAR in 2021 in 179.