The San Diego Padres were able to get some starting pitching depth when they acquired Walker Buehler, Griffin Canning, and German Marquez, but none of them have the talent to replace Dylan Cease. However, there is a starting pitcher still on the market that could at least hold a candle.
Fansided’s Zachary Rotman predicts the Padres could be a dark horse to sign future Hall-of-Famer Max Scherzer. Scherzer is waiting for a contender to pick him up, and he could do very well as an end-of-rotation pitcher.
“A team like the San Diego Padres certainly could use him, though. The Padres have signed German Marquez, Griffin Canning and even Walker Buehler recently, hoping to add depth to a rotation full of question marks. But even at 41 years of age, Scherzer offers more reliability than all three of those arms. You can never have enough starting pitching, and San Diego sure could use more of it if they hope to get back to the postseason.,” Rotman wrote.
This past season, Scherzer posted a 5-5 record, a 5.19 ERA, 82 Ks, and a WHIP of 1.294 over 85 innings pitched. Though he was battling injuries in the regular season, he showed that Mad Max is still ready to come out in October, which is exactly what the Padres want.
Scherzer is projected to receive a one-year, $8.9 million deal, so for a money-conscious Padres team, this could be a perfect acquisition.
Hopefully, the Padres can land him, and make their rotation the best it can possibly be before entering the toughest division in the National League.
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