3 years agoNew York Mets starting pitcher Max Scherzer, who is heading into his 15th major league season at the age of 37 in 2022, plans to be ready whenever the season begins. Scherzer's average fastball velocity when he debuted in 2008 as a 22-year-old was 94.6 mph, and his average fastball velocity last year was 94.4 mph. The veteran right-hander basically has the same offseason training program as he did when he was younger, although he no longer does squats. Scherzer dealt with some nagging lower-body injuries in 2021 but still managed to go 15-4 with a 2.46 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and a 34.1% strikeout rate in 179 1/3 innings between the Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers. He's getting older and will join the Mets in 2022, but he remains a high-end No. 1 fantasy starter despite admitting to being "overcooked" in last year's postseason with LA.--Keith Hernandez - RotoBaller
Source: The Athletic - Tim Britton