Why Max Scherzer Is The Perfect Pitcher For This Baseball Era

TYLER KEPNER, New York Times: Baseball
Thu, 05/24/2018 - 11:47am

Nobody has mastered the modern game the way Scherzer, the Nationals’ three-time Cy Young Award winner, has. He is averaging 14.25 strikeouts per nine innings.

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