Max Scherzer 2025 Team Odds: Where Will He Sign?

By Adam Thompson

Jan 29th, 2025 10:18 PM EST

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Max Scherzer is a three-time Cy Young Award winner, an eight-time All-Star, and a two-time 20-game winner who’s led the league in strikeouts three times and WAR twice.

But he’s also 40 years of age, coming off a season in which he made only nine starts. As Spring Training approaches, and most players are locked into the MLB teams for the coming season, Scherzer is still on the market.

Bookies.com veteran oddsmaker Adam Thompson has revealed his MLB odds as to which team adds Scherzer before MLB Opening Day 2025.

Team	Odds	Probability (%)
Boston Red Sox	+375	21.1
Toronto Blue Jays	+400	20.0
New York Mets	+450	18.2
Chicago Cubs	+500	16.7
New York Yankees	+750	11.8
Philadelphia Phillies	+1000	9.1
Atlanta Braves	+1150	8.0
Los Angeles Dodgers	+1400	6.7
The Field	+1200	7.7

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Scherzer still has something left in the tank, if his January workout session was any indication. “He looked like Max Scherzer,” remarked one onlooker.

The Toronto Blue Jays have been talking with Scherzer’s representatives for months, but no deal has been signed. It’s possible Scherzer, who has earned more than $300 million in his long career, may take a slight pay cut to play on a World Series contender.

That opens the door for the New York Mets and New York Yankees, plus the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers, all of whom had scouts at Scherzer’s workout.

The Yankees, Braves, and Dodgers, along with the Philadelphia Phillies, in no particular order, probably have four of the top-five rotations entering Spring Training. Scherzer could go elsewhere and help bolster a lineup into the next level.

The Boston Red Sox added Garrett Crochet and Walker Buehler to 2025’s rotation, a massive boost from last year. Adding Scherzer could really take Boston back into postseason consideration. The Sox payroll is about $30 million lower in 2025 than it was for last season.

The Chicago Cubs payroll is roughly $50 million lighter. They have a young rotation of up-and-comers, good enough that it’s already pegged around 10th overall in some early rankings. Scherzer offers a boost of not just production, but guidance to the green crew.

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Adam Thompson

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Long established as one of the nation's premier handicappers, Adam Thompson joined Bookies.com in 2019 after a successful run as senior handicapper for SportsLine & CBSSports.com. He specializes in the NFL and MLB, where he's hit on well over 60% of his picks the past five years. Adam's NBA and horse racing picks have also produced consistent, major winners over the years.

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