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Further down the line, the likes of Jarlin Susan and Travis Sykora have caught the eye ... who the Nationals acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers as a featured part of the Max Scherzer and ...

By now Scherzer’s one-blue-eye ... said Nationals President and GM Mike Rizzo, who at the time was Arizona’s scouting director. “We were calling him ‘Mad Max’ in the draft room.

Max Scherzer, SP: Washington Nationals Not one starting pitcher in ... but he has always been someone with a keen eye for the strike zone and would represent a difference-making upgrade from ...

So far this MLB offseason, the reigning champion Dodgers have signed as many free agents as the rest of their division ...

James Wood, OF, Nationals-- My Rank ... especially when you see the way the likes of Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer maintained their dominance into their late 30s and beyond when they looked ...