Healthy Max Scherzer Patiently Awaiting Right Team, Willing to Wait Past Opening Day

Free agent RHP Max Scherzer, 42 in July, is healthy and ready for his 19th MLB season, but will patiently wait past Opening Day for the right team. After a 5.19 ERA in 17 starts with the Blue Jays in 2025, he excelled in the postseason with a 3.77 ERA. Scherzer, who signed a 1-year, $15.5M deal last year, ranks second among active pitchers with 221 career wins, and is among several big-name free agent starters still on the market.