Max Scherzer Wants Relegation System For Terrible Umpires
Max Scherzer wants accountability for bad umpires in the bigs.
The three-time Cy Young winner, rehabbing his way back to the Texas Rangers, told the Dallas Morning News, that he'd like to see the bottom 10% of umps get "relegated."
Mad Max is speaking for many fans who witnessed a recent streak of ridiculous officiating. Heck, Angel Hernandez has a reputation for missing balls and strikes at a ridiculous rate, almost knowing he's impervious to getting checked by Major League Baseball.
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Perhaps Scherzer's onto something clever that'll stave off a full robotic umpire takeover.
ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 19: Max Scherzer in the dugout before the Friday evening MLB game between the defending World Champion Texas Rangers and the Atlanta Braves on April 19, 2024 at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia(Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
"We need to rank the umpires," Scherzer said, reported by the Dallas Morning News. "Let the electronic strike zone rank the umpires. We need to have a conversation about the bottom — let's call it 10% — whatever you want to declare the bottom is, and talk about relegating those umpires to the minor leagues."
Scherzer also spoke on his rehab assignment in Triple-A after tossing over 50 pitches in 2 ⅓ innings following offseason back surgery.
Approaching 40 this summer, Scherzer remains a key part of the Rangers' rotation. Scherz is in the second year of a three-year, $130 million deal.
"Physically, I feel good," Scherzer commented on his rehab assignment. "Especially in that third (inning), getting out there to face the last hitter, I still felt like I had something in the tank to go out there and do that. That's just part of the process of how you build up."
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