Making the case for this Blue Jays pitcher to be their Game One playoff starter

"Entering the 2025 MLB season, if any Toronto Blue Jays fans were asked who their Game One starter should be if they managed to make it to the postseason, their answer would likely have been Kevin Gausman. After all, Gausman has been the leader of the Jays' starting rotation for the past four years, given strong, consistent and reliable innings for the most part each time out."

"Following the addition of former Cy Young winner Shane Bieber at the trade deadline and his fantastic debut with Toronto last week, some have already decided that he should be the one to get those honours. However, if the Jays were wise, they actually shouldn't go with either player but instead, they should start the postseason by sending the biggest, big game pitcher of them all to the mound in Max Scherzer."

"More significantly, Scherzer has been absolutely dynamite for Toronto since coming off the injured list and has been the Jays' best pitcher in recent weeks. Perhaps his thumb injury from earlier in the season was a blessing in disguise as it has now given him the energy and ability to pitch effectively when it matters most down the stretch. In fact, Scherzer hasn't given up more than four runs"

Kevin Gausman has led the Blue Jays rotation over the past four years and provided strong, consistent innings. Shane Bieber was acquired at the trade deadline and produced a strong debut with Toronto. Max Scherzer, age 41, is a three-time Cy Young winner and two-time World Series champion with extensive big-game experience. Scherzer returned from a thumb injury and has been Toronto's best pitcher in recent weeks, not allowing more than four runs in any start. Scherzer's season line includes a 5-2 record, 3.82 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, and 61 strikeouts in 66 innings, with a 2.25 ERA in his past five starts.

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