"The Blue Jays' signing of Max Scherzer last offseason was one of the more important moves that the team made entering 2025. Although he was up and down across his 17 starts in the regular season, his performance in the playoffs and effect on the locker room undoubtedly contributed to the team's long playoff run. Following the Blue Jays' Game 7 loss in which he pitched 4 1/3 innings of one-run ball, Scherzer insinuated that he wasn't done playing."
"It speaks volumes that the Blue Jays started him in game three of the World Series over Shane Bieber (after pitching game four of the ALCS) to line him up for his Game 7 start. Across 14 1/3 postseason innings, he gave up six runs while punching out eleven. Despite the Jays not being able to get it done, he made it abundantly clear that a team can win the World Series with a pitcher like Scherzer as its three or four starter."
"Can the Blue Jays afford to bank on him lasting the whole season in their rotation? Scherzer pitched just 85.0 regular-season innings in 2025, a year after throwing just 43 1/3 with Texas. Injury issues have been more frequent in recent years, and it isn't something that would be wise to expect to go away as he continues to age."
The Blue Jays signed Max Scherzer last offseason, and he made 17 regular-season starts with inconsistent results but significant playoff impact and clubhouse influence. He started Game 3 of the World Series after pitching Game 4 of the ALCS and totaled 14 1/3 postseason innings with six runs allowed and eleven strikeouts. Scherzer has reached the World Series with four different franchises, often elevating underdog staffs. He hinted after Game 7 that he may continue playing. Recent seasons include limited workloads — 85.0 regular-season innings in 2025 and 43 1/3 the year before — raising durability concerns as he ages. Reuniting for one more year offers postseason upside if the Blue Jays preserve rotation depth.
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