District Daily: History to determine soundness of Scherzer investment
By Pablo Roa
Sep 15, 2014; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Max Scherzer (37) delivers a pitch in the fourth inning against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
Good morning DoD readers, start off your day with some great Washington Nationals articles from around the web in today’s District Daily:
History to determine soundness of Scherzer investment
The Nationals took a flying leap into uncharted waters on Sunday night, when they agreed to a seven-year, $210 million contract with free-agent right-hander Max Scherzer.
It’s the first big-money, long-term deal for a pitcher in team history, dwarfing the five-year, $42 million extension lefty Gio Gonzalez signed before the 2012 season. And while it’s impossible to predict how any individual player will fare in the future, history can provide some clues. The performance of other pitchers who have signed large contracts, as well as those similar to Scherzer at the same age, might at least establish some parameters. Read full article here.
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With addition of Scherzer, Nats boast ‘Super Six’
With the addition of Max Scherzer, the Nationals have a pitching rotation for the ages, but you know what? Once again, we’re seeing the difference between greatness when it comes to a collection of starters on a Major League staff and whatever otherworldly adjective is appropriate for all of those years when Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and John Smoltz kept throwing their way toward Cooperstown.
Literally.
Just within the last couple of years, Maddux, Glavine and Smoltz officially became Baseball Hall of Famers after they spent nearly a decade together with the Braves as projected Cooperstown guys.
The point is, as splendid as the starters are for the Nationals — Stephen Strasburg, Jordan Zimmermann, Doug Fister, Gio Gonzalez, Tanner Roark and Scherzer — none is flirting at the moment with having even the bill of his cap in the Baseball Hall of Fame. In contrast, soon after Maddux joined Glavine and Smoltz in Atlanta as a free agent before the 1993 season, the Cooperstown clock began ticking for all three, and Maddux was just 27. Read full article here.