Max Scherzer A Good Signing For New York Mets?

Alright, what's up guys? So Max Scherzer just signed a three-year, $130 million contract with the New York Mets. So the three-time Cy Young Award winner pairs with Jacob deGrom. Is that the best one-two punch in Major League Baseball? I know in a playoff series you're not going to want to face these two guys. Okay, so let's look at his stats this prior season as a 37-year-old. Keep that in mind, 37 years old. ERA plus of 166. He had a 2.46 ERA, which was second best in all of Major League Baseball. He struck out 11.8 hitters per nine innings. He was fourth in total strikeouts in the Major Leagues with 236. And his war was sixth, which was fourth best in Major League Baseball. So still, clearly, one of the best pitchers in the entire Major Leagues, even at 37 years old. Now for the Mets. They have the highest payroll in all of Major League Baseball. They just gave out $254.5 million in guaranteed contracts just over the last couple of days. So Steve Cohen has said it multiple times, he doesn't care. He's going to spend as much money as it takes to bring a winner to New York. So far, spent like a billion dollars, and I don't believe he's done. I think he's going to continue to sign players and probably a few more huge name players. So here's a big question. 37 years old, Max Scherzer. Last year, he missed time with a groin injury, with a bicep injury. If you remember in game six of the NLCS, he had arm fatigue. He couldn't pitch. So we all know, especially me, because I'm old. I'm 36 years old right now. Me and Max Scherzer were actually drafted in the same draft. He went to the Diamondbacks with like the 11th pick or so. I went 17th to the Padres. Wow. Imagine if the Diamondbacks made a mistake and drafted me. That would have been a big mistake. Huge. So the question is at 37 years old, and now we have a three-year contract. So basically going until he's 40 years old, are these injuries going to be a reoccurring thing? Is it going to get worse? Usually as an older player, for the most part, it's harder to recover. You have kind of nagging injuries that sometimes become big injuries. Now, if anyone can handle this Max Scherzer, that guy scares the hell out of me. Probably the best or one of the best competitors in all of Major League Baseball. So he might just pitch through anything. The guy is really, really tough. So real quick, I thought this was funny. I just saw this on Instagram. If you want to get depressed, check out these numbers right here. So Max Scherzer's contract breakdown. So per month, he makes $3.6 million per month. He makes $58,000 per at-bat. He makes $235,000 per inning pitched. He makes $5,000 an hour. That's not bad. It's a little bit higher than minimum wage. And he makes $82 per minute. So pretty impressive contract right there. Here's my question. Does this make them a World Series contender? As I said, having DeGrom and Scherzer as your one-two, it's pretty damn good. If Scherzer can stay healthy, obviously injury risk is there for all pitchers, but especially older pitchers. So can he stay healthy? Does this make them a World Series contender? Does this make them a favorite to win the World Series? I don't think so yet. But over the next month or so, I don't know what the Mets are going to do. They might spend a billion dollars and make themselves a World Series contender. And I understand just spending money on free agency isn't always a recipe for success. But you've got to be pretty excited about having Scherzer in your rotation. So if you're a Mets fan, what do you think? If you're not a Mets fan, again, do you think this makes them a favorite or at least a World Series contender? I think you have to say that it does and they're not done yet. So let me know what you think in the comment section below. Subscribe to the channel. Hit the notification bell. Give it a thumbs up. All that good stuff. We'll talk to you later. If you've enjoyed this video and want to learn more about building the elite swing, check out our new course. We have over two hours of content, almost 30 hitting drills. We break down the exact mechanics that you're going to want to implement into your swing. I've put the link in the description if you want to go check it out.