Reports: Nationals agree to deal with free agent pitcher Max Scherzer

Free agent pitcher Max Scherzer is reportedly in serious talks with the Washington Nationals and at least one other team about a potential seven-year deal.

Free agent pitcher Max Scherzer and the Washington Nationals have agreed on a seven-year deal, reports the Washington Post and several other outlets.

Scherzer's seven-year deal is worth $210 million with half deferred, according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports. The right-hander will receive $15 million per year for 14 years.

On Sunday, Jon Heyman of CBSSports reported that the Nationals and at least one other team were in serious talks with Scherzer about a potential seven-year deal.

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Scherzer posted a 3.15 ERA with 252 strikeouts and 63 walks over 220 innings with the Tigers last season. The 30-year-old has spent the last five seasons of his career in Detroit after a two-year stint with the Diamondbacks.

Over seven seasons, Scherzer has recorded a 3.58 ERA with a 3.40 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Scherzer has made All-Star appearances the last two years and won the American League Cy Young Award in 2013.

Scherzer was dealt to Arizona in December 2009 as part of a three-team trade involving Edwin Jackson, Ian Kennedy, Curtis Granderson and Austin Jackson.

- Molly Geary