Max Scherzer Rookie Sensation – Diamondbacks Pitcher
May 2, 2008 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Games Worth Watching, Stats and Analysis
Right down this name: Max Scherzer. Scherzer is a starting pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks who hasn’t even made his first start, yet he has the baseball world buzzing. He has an electric fastball, a deadly changeup and two different colored eyes.
The 23-year-old was drafted with the 11th overall pick by the Diamondbacks in the 2006 draft. Originally, he was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 43rd round of the 2003 draft, however he instead opted to go to the University of Missouri.
This season, Scherzer started at Triple-A with the Tucson Sidewinders of …read more
