by Holly Horning Last week, I blogged about how it often takes years before we truly know how well an expensive player signing will be. Sometimes it bombs immediately, sometimes it takes 2-3 years. Sometimes longer. And then sometimes it…
Holly Horning of Totally Tigers argues that the Detroit Tigers avoided long-term organizational trouble by not re-signing Max Scherzer after the 2014 season. Reflecting on recent season-ending starts by both Scherzer and Justin Verlander, the column characterizes the ongoing rivalry between the former teammates as contrasting Verlander's loyalty with what the writer views as Scherzer's self-centered behavior.
Horning alleges that Scherzer's recent Sunday appearance for the Toronto Blue Jays on short rest was an orchestrated attempt to overshadow Verlander's emotional farewell weekend and surpass his career strikeout total. The writer contends that Scherzer's antics and interactions with managers demonstrate performative actions that would have created negative friction in Detroit.
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