Max Scherzer believes in the Mets, it seems.He believes in the Mets money, no doubt about that. Owner Steve Cohen, on the heels of losing out on pitcher Steven Matz who signed a four-year, $44 million deal with the Cardinals last week, prompting the from Cohen has lured the future Hall of Famerto his ballclub for a substantial amount of money.MORE: The reported contract for the 37-year-old Scherzer, who has finished in the top five of the Cy Young voting including three wins each of baseballs past eight full seasons (not counting the shortened 2020 campaign), is no doubt eye-popping: . Thats an average annual value of $43.3 million per year. Next on : Mike Trout Calvin De Haan Jersey and Gerrit Cole, at $36 million.Thats quite the leap, from $36 million to $43.3 million. Especially for a 37-year-old pitcher. But the Mets believe in Scherzers ability to help them avoid the collapse that tanked their 2021 season, for good reason; the team went 29-45 in the second half last season while Scherzers two teams (the Nationals and Dodgers) went a perfect 13-0 in his second-half starts, with Scherzer posting a 2.21 ERA.So, yeah, its not at all surprising that the Mets believe in Scherzer. But it is at least somewhat surprising that the famously intense and competitive Scherzer would agree to play for the Mets Cal Clutterbuck Jersey , given their recent track record and the multiple i sues they still have with the franchise right now. Like, yknow, finding a manager for 2022 and beyond.For the Mets, it wasnt just about offering enough money to land Scherzer. Cohen has money. The most difficult part of Project Sign Max was always going to be convincing him the Mets have a plan in place that gives him a legitimate shot at winning Scott Mayfield Jersey the World Series on what will likely be his final multiple-year contract.Check out what Scherzer said in his : Im glad Im with an organization that wants to win and has their sights set on the ultimate prize. Thats what we play the game for, to do that. Ive been in the league long enough to know those things dont always happen and they dont always fall into place.MORE: With the Nationals, Scherzer had veto power for any trade the team might have wanted to make, so he had a lot of control in the proce s and wound up pitching for the reigning World Series champs, a team on pace to win 100-plus games. As a free agent, he had completely and total power Alan Quine Men Jersey over his destination.That doesnt mean, nece sarily, that Scherzer believes the Mets are destined to win 100 games every year hes there. But it means he thinks the team has a chance to compete for World Series titles. Lets go back to that Dodgers news conference: In October baseball, funny things happen sometimes, he said.Funny things like a Nationals team that was once 19-31 catching fire, winning 93 games and claiming a wild-card spot, then rolling through the NL side of the playoffs and winning four road games in the World Series to claim the franchises first-ever championship.MORE: That team was led by the 1-2 pitching punch of Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg, who combined for a 2.17 ERA in 66 1/3 postseason innings. Its not hard to see how Scherzer could envision he and Jacob deGrom doing something similar.And, yes, the Mets still have i sues, plural. They need to hire a manager and, basically, and entire coaching staff. They could use another starter, with Marcus Stroman unlikely to return and Noah Syndergaard now out of the Mets equation. They got their center fielder, Starling Marte, a big boost, and brought in outfielder Mark Canha and versatile infielder Eduardo Escobar. They could use a couple of bullpen arms, especially a lefty reliever with Aaron Loupe who had an 0.95 ERA in 65 games signing with the Angels.Skeptical Mets fans probably will still be skeptical theyve seen too much but the Cal Clutterbuck Women Jersey Mets sold Max, and that should make them feel happy.