“We were calling him ‘Mad Max’ in the draft room. He came at you. He looked angry. He looked mad.” Scherzer spent his first two big league seasons with the team that drafted him ...

Scherzer made nine starts last season. He was fine when available - he had a 3.95 ERA- but the Braves would be shelling out ...

However, persistence - and a lot of money - paid off in recent weeks, with the club adding reliever Jeff Hoffman, outfielder Anthony Santander, and, on Thursday, starter Max Scherzer. Hoffman and ...