Free-agent pitcher Max Scherzer has agreed to a seven-year contract with the Washington Nationals, a source confirmed Sunday night to ESPN.com's Jim Bowden. The deal is for $210 million with half deferred, according to multiple reports. Scherzer reportedly will receive $15 million annually for 14 years. The deal also includes a record $50 million signing bonus, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. Read more http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/12190547/max-scherzer-closing-new-multiyear-contract
Max Scherzer will be paid a salary of $35 million per year in each of the final three seasons of his contract with the Washington Nationals -- except all $35 million will be deferred without interest, according to a source familiar with the contract. Read more http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/1...hington-nationals-gets-35m-per-last-3-seasons
