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Verlander's first start with the 'Stros

Verlander was worth every penny of his salary, but yeah, he deserves a couple more chances at winning a ring, that he wouldn't have had here with the Tigers.
 
LGRW_9 said:
In four starts with Houston, 4-0 with a 0.64 ERA. That's what can happen when a good pitcher pitches well for a solid team.
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He pitched well for us to these past two months. Not like he sucked.
 
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As of now, with a win today (soon - he's up 11-2) For the season he's 15-8, 3.36 ERA - 1.15ish WHIP. That's one hell of a season. 11 SO today. So explain again - why didn't we get more for him?
 
Mitchrapp said:
As of now, with a win today (soon - he's up 11-2) For the season he's 15-8, 3.36 ERA - 1.15ish WHIP. That's one hell of a season. 11 SO today. So explain again - why didn't we get more for him?
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So explain again - why didn't we get more for him?

Because we have a group of incompetent shitheads lead by Avila who run the team, and a deceased Billionaire owners son who is the antithesis of his father.
5 starts 34 IP 1.05 ERA 43 K's 5BB.
 
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I suppose the market is small for a last year Cy Young candidate and one who looks like one right now.
 
1. There was no obligation to trade Verlander. None. The value as a top of the rotation starter should have returned a MLB caliber player in return.

2. A bird in the hand is better than three in the bush. Meaning, a known high caliber MLB pitcher is better than 3 unproven prospects. Perez, the best projected prospect of the 3, only has a projected ceiling on a #2 starter. That is the ceiling. He projects to mid-rotation otherwise and that is still not a guarantee. Daz Cameron is just slight above average as a prospect. He will get to the majors on defense alone. The question is whether he will hit (see Anthony Gose). Jake Rogers is a wild card. He was advanced for his age in A+ ball, so his results can be skewed. But if he comes close to that production in 2018, he moves past James McCann as a catcher. But that isn't saying much. John Hicks, IMHO, should be ahead of McCann.

Sure, the 3 players we received for Verlander all have upsides. But the fact of the matter is that only 1 in three prospects make it. And that includes those that make a 40-man roster. So we are hoping one of these three make it. It is highly improbable all three do. Again, were was the MLB ready player?
 
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