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| Height: 6-3
Weight: 210
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Jul 27, 1984, St. Louis, MO |
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| October 7, 2008 Max Scherzer allowed just one earned run over seven innings of his Arizona Fall League start, according to MLB.com. It's not often a pitcher throws seven innings in the Fall League. In fact, only two other pitchers in the league's 17 years have done it. |
| September 21, 2008 Diamondbacks phenom Max Scherzer is more than willing to go to the Arizona Fall League in order to accumulate innings as he prepares to be in the starting rotation next season, according to the Arizona Republic. |
| September 14, 2008 Max Scherzer was fantastic on Sunday as he allowed just two hits and a single run to the Reds in six innings of work. Max walked three on the day while striking out nine. |
| September 10, 2008 Diamondbacks hurler Max Scherzer will get another start on Sunday against Cincinnati, according to the Arizona Republic. |
| September 7, 2008 Max Scherzer started for the Diamondbacks Sunday and threw five innings, giving up three runs while striking out 11 in his team's 5-3 loss to the Dodgers. |
| September 6, 2008 Max Scherzer replaces Randy Johnson for Sunday's game against the Dodgers according to the Los Angeles Times. He will face fellow pitching phenom Clayton Kershaw in a big NL West game. |
| August 29, 2008 Max Scherzer has been recalled from Triple-A Tucson, according to the East Valley Tribune. Alex Romero was optioned to Tucson to make room on the roster. |
| August 24, 2008 Diamondbacks pitcher Max Scherzer is most likely going to be called up when rosters expand on September 1, according to the Arizona Republic. |
| August 2, 2008 Coming back from the minor league disabled list with shoulder fatigue, Diamondbacks prospect Max Scherzer threw well Thursday in Triple-A, according to the Arizona Republic. Scherzer tossed three innings, allowing one hit while striking out seven. |
| June 20, 2008 It hasn't been a good couple of weeks for Max Scherzer. First he was demoted to the minors and now he has been placed on the minor league disabled list due to shoulder fatigue, according to MLB.com. "Basically he needs to strengthen his shoulder," D-backs director of player development A.J. Hinch said. "He's not going to throw for a few days, and get [his strength training] underway. Then we'll see how he recovers. As the plan moves forward, we'll get him back on the mound. I don't anticipate it being a long-term deal." |
| June 13, 2008 The Diamondbacks optioned rookie right-hander Max Scherzer to Triple-A Tucson on Friday. The D-backs finished their road trip in New York by playing two consecutive extra-innings affairs where they were forced to use eight pitchers for 12 innings, and according to the team website, manager Bob Melvin wanted to bring up some fresh arms. He also make it clear that Scherzer's demotion had nothing to do with his performance during his first Major League stint. |
| May 24, 2008 Max Scherzer made his first relief appearance since being removed from the starting rotation. In fact he took the ball from his replacement, Doug Davis, and worked a perfect eighth inning. |
| May 22, 2008 Max Scherzer will be moved into the bullpen to make room in the starting rotation for the returning Doug Davis, according to the Arizona Republic. "We wanted to get him into what potentially could be a prominent role," GM Doug Melvin said of the chance for Scherzer to pitch in more of a setup role than a long reliever role. "We didn't want to look at him just as a long guy . . . We felt he could be a significant piece..." |
| May 17, 2008 Max Scherzer isn't quite ready for the big time. In his second loss, and the teams third in his starts, the big right-hander has command issues. While Scherzer didn't allow an earned run, he put his teammates in a position to fail by walking an American League pitcher, who had all of three minor league at bats, with two outs in the fifth inning. The result were two unearned runs and ultimately a Diamondbacks loss. |
| May 10, 2008 Arizona RHP Max Scherzer put forth a strong effort today against the Chicago Cubs, but the offense failed to support the cause and reliever Chad Qualls blew the save as the Diamondbacks took the 7-2 loss in the end. Scherzer pitched six full innings, giving up one unearned run on five hits, walking just one while striking out six. |
| May 5, 2008 Max Scherzer will make his first start of the season when the Diamondbacks host the Phillies tonight, according to MLB.com. |
| May 4, 2008 The Diamondbacks won't press Max Scherzer to be an ace. Heck, he might not even stick with the big club for long. Scherzer will start on Monday and may only make another two or three outings before returning to the minors. "I think potentially a good byproduct of that is keeping Max's innings in check as we get him through the season," general manager Josh Byrnes tells the Arizona Republic. The club would like to limit him to around 140-150 innings this year. "We've been careful with him. I don't think he's gone beyond 90 pitches (in any appearance)," Byrnes adds. "It hasn't been a big exertion month for him. We'll always try to handle him with care." |
| April 30, 2008 Max Scherzer will start for the D-Backs on Monday, according to the Arizona Republic. Max Scherzer's dominating performance out of the bullpen in his major-league pitching debut on Tuesday has earned him his first start on Monday against Philadelphia(Scherzer threw 4.1 hitless innings, with seven strikeouts in his debut). Manager Bob Melvin stated, " He doesn't have to be a five-pitch guy. He's one of those few guys who can get by just on his fastball. But as a hitter, you can't just sit on that. He has a real easy delivery, and that adds to the ball getting on you quicker than you expect, especially the first time you see him." |
| April 29, 2008 Max Scherzer had a phenomenal debut for the D'Backs Tuesday, coming on in relief of the ineffective Edgar Gonzalez and tossing 4 1/3 innings of hitless relief while recording seven punchouts. |
| April 28, 2008 Max Scherzer has been called up from the minors, according to The Arizona Republic. The team's relievers have been racking up a lot more innings than preferred, and the team added Scherzer as a fresh arm for their bullpen. |
| April 18, 2008 Max Scherzer extended his Triple-A scoreless innings streak to 17 after throwing five scoreless on Thursday. He allowed two hits, one walk and struck out 11. He now has a 29/3 K/BB ratio this season. |
| April 13, 2008 2006 first-round draft choice Max Scherzer had his second outstanding start of the season at Triple-A on Saturday, allowing one unearned run on three hits in seven innings and striking out 11 batters without allowing a walk. His low walk rate (2 walks in 12 innings) is notable since he has struggled with his control in the past, walking 40 batters in 73.2 innings at Double-A last season. If Scherzers performance continues, he could force the Diamondbacks to call him up. |
| April 8, 2008 Former first-round draft choice Max Scherzer threw five scoreless innings in his Triple-A debut Monday, allowing two hits, two walks and fanning seven. Scherzer is a future option for the D-Backs in both the starting and closer role due to his high-90s fastball. As long as he can continue to throw strikes, Scherzer looks like a good fantasy prospect. |
| March 14, 2008 The Diamondbacks have optioned Max Scherzer to their minor league camp, according to the Arizona Republic. "It did a lot for my confidence to know that I can have success in the big leagues, it's just a matter of doing it consistently," Scherzer said. "I learned that quick from all my outings. I had the ability to pitch, but there are other things that dictate whether you stay here. So it gives me a good taste to go back down to the minors and work on stuff and I hope to get up here as quick as I can." He may end up being a reliever, but the Diamondbacks will use him as a starter with Triple-A Tucson when the season begins. |
| March 5, 2008 Max Scherzer had a rough outing on Wednesday as he allowed he allowed three runs, including two solo HR. "It seems like every hit he's given up this year has been a home run," manager Bob Melvin said on MLB.com. "... But Max was pretty impressive out there. A lot of good fastball hitters and fastball talents aren't getting good swings off him." The former number one draft pick doesn't figure to stick out of camp, but he could be called up at some point during the season if he can learn to harness his dominating stuff. |