PT TODAY: Scherzer likely to miss Opening Day start
Mar 18 2017
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| National League | American League | |
| Nationals | Max Scherzer unlikely for opener | |
| Washington Nationals SP Max Scherzer (finger) is unlikely to be ready for the season opener, according to manager Dusty Baker. Source: MLB.com - Jamal Collier | |
| BHQ take: While Scherzer's finger injury doesn't appear to be a long duration issue, we're knocking his projected innings down a bit. Even if he doesn't start the year on the DL, he may be coming out of games after six or seven innings rather than seven or eight for the first few turns through the rotation. At the risk of stating the obvious, Scherzer is a must start when he's healthy. In 2016, for... |
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