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Holy. Hype. Machine. Max Scherzer, who was absolutely filthy in his first stretch of MLB pitching (four innings of no hit ball, seven strikeouts) last night while starter Edgar Gonzalez got absolutely shell-shocked.

Manager Bob Melvin and Josh Byrnes, the team's general manager, met just after the D-backs lost, 6-4, to the Astros and made the decision.

"It was a very short meeting," Melvin said on Wednesday only hours before his club closed its three-game series against Houston.

Melvin pointed out that Doug Davis would be returning soon, so there was no guarantee how long he Scherzer would be in the rotation. It's hard to believe that if the kid continues to pitch like he did last night -- or anywhere in the immortal realm of what he was slinging anyway -- that they will pull him from the starting five. On the other hand, the Backs have shown how good they are at youth development over the past few years, so I'm going to just trust Byrnes implicitly on this one. Either way, do what you need to in order to see this kid pitch.

Fantasy Spin: Add, add, add. If you can get your hands on Scherzer, you pick him up immediately. If he's not available in your league, you put a waiver claim in for him when he clears. (May 2 is the date I believe in Yahoo! leagues.) And I've mentioned this before, but it merits repeating: if you can swing a stud for Scherzer, and it's highly likely that you can, make sure you do it. The guy is going to be great, but there's no guarantee on his production. If you'd like to know what is considered a good deal for him or not, hit up the Fantasy FanHouse crew via email.