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Justin Verlander Eyeing Another Sim Game This Week
Detroit Tigers veteran right-hander Justin Verlander (hip) threw a 50-pitch, three-inning simulated game at Comerica Park on Friday and showed improvement in pitch quality and his fastball velocity, per MLB.com. He will throw a longer simulated game around the middle of this week. Verlander is currently on the 60-day injured list with left-hip inflammation and is expected to return around late May or early June. The 43-year-old future Hall of Famer landed on the IL all the way back on April 4. He's making good strides, but he still has some boxes to check, and it's unclear if the Tigers want to send him on a minor-league rehab assignment before bringing him back to the big leagues. No longer the dominant arm he once was for so long, it's hard to convince fantasy managers that it's worth holding onto Verlander at this point in his career, especially after he allowed five earned runs on six hits (one homer) while walking two and striking out only one in 3 2/3 innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks in his lone start this year before going on the IL. Verlander is rostered in only 4% of Yahoo leagues.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com
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