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Scherzer Open To Fall Ball
Yesterday, Max Scherzer, in hopes of being in the Diamondbacks rotation in 2009, said, "If they want me to get more innings, I would be more than happy to go to the Arizona Fall League to obtain those innings."
In this piece by Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic, it's noted the Diamondbacks do not like to increase an innings count by more than 30 per season and Scherzer will be happy to finish around 60. According to Piecoro, Scherzer referenced a Sports Illustrated article - presumably Tom Verducci's Year After Effect - and understands that having 60 major league innings under his belt does not guarantee he'll be a starter next season.
The Diamondbacks conditioned Scherzer, a max-effort pitcher, as a starter in Triple-A, where he totaled 53 innings. If the Diamondbacks go ahead with having him pitch in the Arizona Fall League, I would expect them to monitor Scherzer's workload and arm strength closely in 2009.
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I have a feeling Scherzer will be firing his agent soon; this endorsement looks so un-Boras like.
Posted by: melonis rex | September 21, 2008 at 03:49 PM