Max Scherzer is headed to the Texas Rangers as the Mets, the most expensive team in M.L.B. history, acknowledge that you can’t buy your way to the top.
Mike and Greg Maddux are keeping things light — very light — while rebuilding the Texas Rangers pitching staff through fundamentals and fielding drills.
Texas was desperate for pitching and deGrom’s interest was piqued. A $185 million contract, and a “vision” of how to win, convinced him to leave New York.