ANALYSIS/OPINION:
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — The Washington Nationals have a lot invested in Max Scherzer — a seven-year, $210 million contract signed two years ago — but Scherzer had a lot invested in the Nationals’ future as well.
He is 33, and those next four years may be the last ones of his remarkable career. So he wants to make the most of them, and doesn’t want to waste that time pitching for a struggling organization. So he has some strong words for Nationals owners — the Lerner family — about investing in the future of the organization.