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Originally Posted by YALLIGNENT
Bour out 2nd game in a row. Anyone thinking he's going on DL?
Think they're just being cautious, and will be back soon, if not tomorrow
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Originally Posted by Gary Wise
fwiw, I just took a close look at Verlander and don't think he's turning it around. His velo is the same, his K/9 way down, his BB/9 doubled, hitters are swinging less and making contact more. He hasn't even been unlucky with HR/FB or BABIP. Think some analytics departments crunched some numbers and figured some things out after he took them all by surprise last year.
The fact that his velo is the same is promising, but definitely a bit worrisome. Hitters are actually fouling off a lot more pitches though it seems this year