SAN DIEGO — Every time he speaks about his roster, Chris Young says, at some point: “You can never have enough pitching.” He doesn’t just preach it; he...
“We’re really excited about Max,” GM Chris Young said late morning, while declining to discuss any topic other than the just-announced trade. “I’ve always said that you can never have enough starting pitching. Max’s pedigree, as a Hall of Fame, future Hall of Fame pitcher and a winner is the perfect fit for what we need right now. We got the player that we felt like is going to help us get where we want to go this year.”The Rangers had also had discussions with St.
but he was sent to Toronto Sunday afternoon, a day after the Blue Jays placed closer Jordan Romano on the IL.Scherzer is expected to join the Rangers on Tuesday in Arlington and will start against the Chicago White Sox on Thursday.Montgomery, 30, is 6-9 with a 3.42 ERA for the Cardinals this season and is making $10 million. But he has pitched very well over his last 10 starts, in which he is sporting a 2.37 ERA and a .637 OPs allowed in 60 innings. He is averaging 3.
Stratton, who turns 33 on Aug. 22, has a 4.36 ERA in 53.2 innings pitched this year out of the bullpen. He has, however, pitched well over the last month with a 3.26 ERA since July 3. He also has a 3.47 strikeout-to-walk rate. And there is a level of familiarity with all three pitchers acquired. Pitching coach Mike Maddux and Scherzer were together in Washington in 2016-17 when Scherzer won back-to-back Cy Young Awards. Maddux had Montgomery and Stratton last year while he was the pitching coach in St. Louis. And manager Bruce Bochy managed Stratton from 2016-18 with San Francisco.
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