Max Scherzer is headed to the Texas Rangers, according to a person familiar with the deal, in a blockbuster trade Saturday night that doubled as a stunning surrender by the most expensive baseball team ever assembled.
Scherzer waived his no-trade clause to approve the deal, which will put him on his fourth team since 2021, when the Washington Nationals sent him to the Los Angeles Dodgers ahead of the trade deadline.
The Mets, whose $350 million payroll is the largest in baseball history, traded closer David Robertson to the Miami Marlins on Thursday. That left Scherzer stammering after his start Friday night, bemoaning the fact that the front office “traded our closer.”“I’ve got to have a conversation with the front office … about everything,” Scherzer said Friday night,. “That’s the most I’m going to say. You have to talk to the brass. You have to understand what they see, what they’re going to do.
In return, the Mets receive highly touted prospect Luisangel Acuña, a 21-year-old shortstop/outfielder and the brother of Atlanta Braves all-star outfielder Ronald. He is in Class AA.In addition to the no-trade clause that gave him final say over the deal, Scherzer’s contract includes a player option for $43 million next season — a number so high that, given that he is having a down year by his standards, he probably would not match it if he opted to become a free agent.
Earlier this summer, Mets owner Steve Cohen had said he considers 2023 salaries as money he has already spent, suggesting he would be willing to pay down contracts if it improved the prospect return. That’s how it worked out Saturday. He may decide to do the same for fellow right-hander Justin Verlander, who also is making $43 million this year and who also would have to approve any trade that includes him.
“I can say to the Rangers that they’re getting a quality starter, a guy that’s going to go out there and pitch and give them everything they got,” Nationals Manager Dave Martinez said after Saturday’s game. “He’s definitely going to help Texas over there. ... I’m glad we don’t have to face him again, but, yeah, I wish him and his family well always.”
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