Berlinicke, Jeff
One of last season’s top rookie arms, Manoah is cementing himself as an elite starter in Year 2. The righty has posted a 1.71 ERA and a 0.88 WHIP through seven starts this season, forming a terrific one-two combo with Gausman atop Toronto’s rotation. 5) Shane McClanahan, Rays (4 ...
Verlander, 28, became the first starting pitcher in 25 years to be named MVP and only the second player in the history of BBWAA voting to win all three player awards. He was the AL winner of the Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award in 2006. The only other player to do so was p...
After playing a full rookie season with the Jaguars, he was suspended for the first four games of 2013 for violations of the NFL's substance abuse policy. He was suspended indefinitely for another violation in November 2013, and has not played a game since. Birthplace: Oceanside, California ...
Verlander is the third former Rookie of the Year Award recipient (AL 2006) to win more than one Cy Young Award. The others are Seaver and deGrom. Verlander and Cole were the only pitchers named on every ballot. Ballots, submitted prior to postseason play, were cast by two writers in eac...
a base hit by Nelson Cruz. Verlander scowled, then threw a single test pitch. He dug deeper, forcing the next batter to ground into a double play before freezing poor rookie Mitch Haniger with a nasty 99 mph fastball to kill the rally. It was, remarkably, his fastest pitch of...
From a wider scope, Verlander is a 17-year veteran whose accolades include nine All-Star selections, the 2006 American League Rookie of the Year Award and the 2011 AL MVP. He’s earned two of his three Cy Young Awards in the past four seasons. Between awards, he underwent Tommy John su...
Verlander is in his age-35 season and is better than ever. Literally. His ERA+ of 253 for his first three starts would by far be the best of his career if he maintained it for the full season. (Which he won't.) Still, his 140 ERA+ in 2016 and 132 last year were both well ab...
Justin Verlander of the Astros will be making his second All-Star start on Tuesday night. Hyun-Jin Ryu of the Dodgers will make his first All-Star Game start for the National League.
Verlander will step back onto a starting staff that also includesFramber Valdez,Hunter Brown,Ronel Blanco, deadline acquisitionYusei Kikuchiand rookieSpencer Arrighetti. The plan for Houston moving forward seems to be to adopt a six-man rotation. That will help to mitigate concerns regarding Verlan...