Max to Tex
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A day after closer David Robertson's trade to Miami prompted Max Scherzer to tell reporters that he needed to "talk to the [Mets] brass," the future Hall of Famer was traded to the Texas Rangers. Clearly unhappy on a club whose season went sour amidst huge expectations, Max leaves New York with a 20-9 record in 42 starts, along with a disaster of a Wild Card series start last October, when the Padres roasted him for seven runs in 4-2/3 innings. His 2023 mark was underwhelming: even with Friday's seven innings with just one run allowed,he sports a 4.01 ERA with 121 strikeouts over 107 2/3 innings -- and a career-worst 1.9 home runs per nine innings. Now, Scherzer will try to fill the shoes of another ex-Met. Jacob deGrom's season is over (as likely is his 2024) following Tommy John surgery. With the ex-Cy Young winner on the shelf, and Nate Eovaldi again dealing with arm issues, Scherzer will get the chance to save the Rangers season, while the Mets finish p