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Is Justin Verlander worth picking up?

Postby kevdog7704 » Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:00 am

Someone dropped Justin Verlander and I am not sure if it is even worth picking him up. He could be great but he has not been and some sites are saying his ace days are over. If you would pick him up, here is my pitching. Who would you drop for him?

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SP Rich Harden
(ChC - SP) SP @StL L, 4-3
SP Anibal Sánchez
(Fla - SP) SP Phi L, 7-3
SP Jarrod Washburn
(Sea - SP) SP @LAA Top 6, 7-3
RP Joe Nathan
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RP Brian Fuentes
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P Chad Qualls
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P Matt Lindstrom
(Fla - RP) P Phi L, 7-3
P Mike Pelfrey
(NYM - SP) P Was W, 4-3
BN Chad Billingsley
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BN Wandy Rodríguez
(Hou - SP) BN Mil L, 5-2
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Re: Is Justin Verlander worth picking up?

Postby The Artful Dodger » Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:17 am

Absolutely worth it. The velocity is back and his K rate is better than expected (albeit it's a small sample size). Avoiding the big innings is key with Verlander, but I think he'll be better off than Jarrod Washburn in the long run, either way.
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Re: Is Justin Verlander worth picking up?

Postby pangbones » Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:28 am

I'd have a hard time dropping Washburn right now. But I'd absolutely pick up Verlander. He's been roughed up a bit, but as AD said, his velocity is up, and he's been somewhat unfortunate. I think you could drop Pelfrey or Sanchez, and not think twice about it.

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Re: Is Justin Verlander worth picking up?

Postby CubsFan7724 » Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:44 am

Drop Pelfrey. Smoke and mirrors last year, he only has one pitch that he is overly reliant on, and he's got forearm tendonitis. Big regression him for this year.
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Re: Is Justin Verlander worth picking up?

Postby SDDECK » Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:15 am

Verlander is a must have pick up.
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Re: Is Justin Verlander worth picking up?

Postby Surfs up » Sat Apr 25, 2009 8:00 am

Hes much better this year. He has one bad inning a game. If he can get through that he'll be fine. The Tigers are scoring some runs. I have him and I'm hanging on hoping thats light at the end of the tunnel.
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