Could Max Scherzer be the next D.C. franchise mainstay to go?
The St. Louis Cardinals starting rotation took a major hit earlier this week when Jack Flaherty sustained a significant oblique injury. The timetable for his return is unknown but its more reasonable to expect Flahertys return in two months, not two weeks. The Cardinals need Flaherty, as the rest of the rotation has been middling or worse, riddled with inconsistentency. Through Tuesday, the rotation was 11th in ERA, 18th in FIP, and dead last in K-BB%. And that was with Flaherty. Now they probably have to make it two months without him and there arent many internal replacements at this stage in their development. There is a replacement on the market, though. It may not be likely, but maybe Im still drunk on the Nolan Arenado deal.