Is Justin Verlander worth picking up?

[kevdog7704]

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?

SP Ryan Dempster
(ChC - SP) SP ^ @StL L, 4-3
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
(Min - RP) RP @Cle W, 5-1
RP Brian Fuentes
(LAA - RP) RP Sea Top 6, 3-7
P Chad Qualls
(Ari - RP) P SF Bot 7, 1-5
P Matt Lindstrom
(Fla - RP) P Phi L, 7-3
P Mike Pelfrey
(NYM - SP) P Was W, 4-3
BN Chad Billingsley
(LAD - SP) BN @Col Top 8, 4-3
BN Wandy Rodríguez
(Hou - SP) BN Mil L, 5-2

[The Artful Dodger]

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.

[pangbones]

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.

Heres mine
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[CubsFan7724]

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.

[SDDECK]

Verlander is a must have pick up.

[Surfs up]

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.