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Originally Posted by cephasjames
This was my first thought when I heard about this deal. Max just wants some retirement cash now.
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As a Dodger fan, I'm thinking "bullet dodged." Although he was lights out in his first 9 Dodger starts, in the final stretch run when the pennant was on the line, his final two starts were not good. Then, in his three postseason starts, his struggles continued (true, in one of those he had good stats and got a win, but he noticeably struggled with command in that one). Finally, with the season on the line & facing an elimination game, he was unable to take the ball. Which was shocking from a competitor like Max.
It may turn out that he simply endured a sub-par few weeks and/or a tired arm at a most-inopportune time, and that he goes on to have a few dominant years with the Mets. But at 38 years old before the end of the next season, and those red flags, $130 million is just too much to risk, IMO.
And, yes, it does suggest that the (formerly?) ultra-competitive Scherzer is thinking more about a cash-grab than he is about winning. Not that there's anything wrong with him thinking that way, but it's a bit telling in my book. Of course there's always the possibility that he's convinced the Mets are 100% willing to spend their way into the Dodgers' realm of success.