Max Scherzer: his thumb injury is completely behind him

Charles-Alexis Brisebois
Max Scherzer: his thumb injury is completely behind him
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Max Scherzer is back with the Blue Jays. It's now official. The pitcher met with the media after signing his new one-year contract… and he was in good spirits. He clearly made no secret of the fact that he wanted to come back to the city.

There were few teams on his list of potential clubs, and the Blue Jays were at the top. After what he experienced in 2025 in the Queen City, returning to Toronto just made sense for him.

It's important to note that the pitcher prepared himself as a free agent. He says he is ready for the start of the season and doesn't want to be behind the others because he signed during spring training.

In addition, his thumb injury (which has been affecting him for a long time) is completely behind him, he says.

This means that there will be a lot of competition for spots in the club's rotation. Behind Kevin Gausman and Dylan Cease, the club's two best pitchers, the others will be fighting for spots.

Max Scherzer, Trey Yesavage, Cody Ponce, Jose Berrios, and Eric Lauer will battle for three or four spots in the rotation. John Schneider isn't opposed to going with six, but his preference is a five-man rotation. And the best will get the spots.

My prediction? Eric Lauer will go to the bullpen and the others will be in the rotation — barring injury. That's how it will start, and the club will see what it does when the time comes.

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