Chris Bassitt says as good as Max Scherzer is on the mound, the intangibles the pitcher will bring to the Toronto Blue Jays are just as impressive.

For all the talk of a slow offseason, the Toronto Blue Jays added a future Hall of Famer to their mix late Thursday afternoon.

Max Scherzer heading north of the border rounds out an intriguing and deep Toronto Blue Jays starting rotation that also features Kevin Gausman, José Berríos and Chris Bassitt.

The Toronto Blue Jays have certainly kept things interesting this offseason. It was a disappointing start to the winter for general manager Ross Atkins. The club took big swings in pursuing Corbin Burnes,

According to Pat Ragazzo of SI.com, the Blue Jays have signed right-hander Max Scherzer to a one-year, $15.5 million deal. “Heard things began heating up on this front after his pro day at Cressey Sports Performance last week. Toronto was the favorite and now landed the future Hall of Famer,” Ragazzo reported.

The deal with Toronto for Scherzer, 40, is reportedly pending a physical. The three-time Cy Young winner was limited by injuries to just 43⅓ inning with the Rangers in 2024.

The Toronto Blue Jays have had as poor of luck as any organization in free agency in recent offseasons after narrowly falling short on numerous big-time names the last two winters.

MLB Network's Jon Heyman reported Thursday that the Blue Jays are signing right-handed pitcher Max Scherzer to a one-year deal worth $15.5 million. At 40 years old, Scherzer was one of the top remaining starting pitchers available in free agency.

Max Scherzer is joining the Toronto Blue Jays, agreeing to a 15.5 million, one-year contract, according to a person with direct knowledge of the deal

The Toronto Blue Jays are reportedly very interested in signing a veteran starting pitcher in free agency. Per MLB.com's Mark Feinsand, the Blue Jays

Scherzer, the three-time Cy Young Award winner who turns 41 in July, has agreed to a one-year, $15.5 million contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, his fifth team in the past five seasons. MLB Network was first to report Scherzer was joining the Blue Jays.

The Toronto Blue Jays boosted their starting rotation Thursday by agreeing to terms with future Hall of Fame pitcher Max Scherzer, according to a new report.