Max Scherzer, a three-time Cy Young winner, has agreed to waive his no-trade clause to go the Rangers, but details remain to be worked out.
Well, Scherzer quickly discovered that he was part of their plans to rebuild and he was informed Saturday afternoon that they reached a deal to send him to the Rangers. Scherzer, who has a full no-trade clause, waived his no-trade rights later in the day when he agreed to pick up his player option through 2024. He got a nice raise simply playing his home games in Texas, where there are no state taxes, instead of New York.
So, just like that, the Mets are the biggest sellers at the deadline and the Rangers, who dropped $700 million in free agency the last two winters, including $185 million on former Mets Cy Young winner Jacob deGrom, are the biggest buyers. The Mets, who now will unload outfielders Tommy Pham and Mark Canha, and start over in the winter with former Brewers GM David Stearns heading to New York to become president of baseball operations. At least now, he’ll have a clean slate with a whole lot of money coming off the books if Verlander departs, too.
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