Five Arizona Diamondbacks Free Agent Targets

Oct 2, 2014; Baltimore, MD, USA; Detroit Tigers starting pitcher

(37) pitches during the first inning in game one of the 2014 American League divisional series at Oriole Park against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards.Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports

Max Scherzer

Max Scherzer is the number one free agent on the market and promises to get a deal even greater than Zack Greinke‘s $147 million contract with the Dodgers.

So why would the budget conscious Arizona Diamondbacks want a high-priced free agent starting pitcher?

Scherzer is a bon-a-fide ace that the Diamondbacks can build around.  He has at least 3 more productive years left in his career and if Dave Stewart get the deal right could be trade bait for the D-backs in 2017-18.