7 years/$210M (2015-21)

signed by Washington as a free agent 1/21/15

$50M signing bonus $5M in 2015 and $15M each in 2019, 2020, 2021

payments in equal semiannual installments, April-September

salaries: 15:$10M, 16-18:$15M annually. 19-21:$35M annually

2019-21 salaries ($105M) deferred without interest, to be paid in seven $15M installments each July 1 from 2022 to 2028



deferrals reduce contract’s present-day value to $191,401,086 (by MLB calculation) or $191,409,858 (MLBPA calculation)

for purposes of annual payrolls (including salaries and a pro-rated 1/7 share of the signing bonus), Scherzer will earn $17,142,857 in 2015, $22,142,857 annually in 2016-18, $37,405,562 in 2019, $35,920,616 in 2020, and $34,503,480 in 2021 (salaries and bonus paid before the contract expires are not discounted, but 2019-21 salaries are discounted to $30,262,705, $28,777,759 and $27,360,623, respectively, as money paid after deal’s expiration)

for luxury-tax purposes, Scherzer’s annual salary is $28,689,376



award bonuses: $100,000 each for All Star, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger. $150,000 for LCS MVP. $0.25M for WS MVP. $500,000 each for MVP, Cy Young, with $250,000 for second place in either award vote, $150,000 for third, $100,000 for fourth, $75,000 for fifth



perks: suite on road