Max Scherzer

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Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Max Scherzer stands in the dugout during an exhibition spring training baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Pittsburgh Pirates in Lakeland, Fla., Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Scherzer did not pitch in the game. The Pirates won 5-2. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Max Scherzer throws during the second inning of an exhibition spring training baseball game against the New York Yankees in Lakeland, Fla., Friday, Feb. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander catches a ball while throwing long toss with teammate Max Scherzer before an exhibition spring training baseball game in Lakeland, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus, right, tosses to pitcher Max Scherzer (37) during a drill on the team's first day of baseball spring training for pitchers and catchers in Lakeland, Fla., Friday, Feb. 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)