New York Mets starting pitcher Justin Verlander (teres strain) did "some light throwing" on Friday at loanDepot Park, according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. The three-time Cy Young winner landed on the 15-day injured list on Thursday, retroactive to March 27, because of a right teres major strain. He's due to be re-evaluated in about a week, so the Metropolitans are certainly hoping for an encouraging update. However, the team will also take a cautious approach with Verlander, who signed with ...

New York Mets starting pitcher Justin Verlander (shoulder) did some light throwing on Friday, as expected. Verlander opened the 2023 regular season on the 15-day injured list with a right teres major strain. With the blessing of team doctors, he intends to continue playing catch as he recovers, which will allow him to avoid a longer build-up once he's able to get back on a mound. The 40-year-old right-hander's injury obviously isn't a serious one, and we should have a better idea of when he ...

New York Mets pitcher Justin Verlander has been placed on the injured list with what is being described as a low-grade teres major strain. The issue won't shut him down from throwing at moderate intensity but he will not be rescanned for a week. Signed to a mammoth two-year deal this winter, the 40-year-old posted a 3.00 ERA in five spring outings, striking out 22 with 10 walks across 21 innings of work. The right-hander took home his third career AL Cy Young Award in 2022 and his second in ...

New York Mets starting pitcher Justin Verlander made his spring debut with his new team on Saturday. The 40-year-old put together a strong showing, including three innings of work with only one-run allowed. It appears the veteran pitcher has not lost a step at all. He is coming off a fantastic season where he posted a league-leading 1.75 ERA in 28 starts with the Houston Astros. It seems impossible for Verlander to continue pitching at this excellent rate, but it doesn't appear to be showing ...

The New York Mets added pitchers Justin Verlander, Kodai Senga and Jose Quintana this offseason to address their starting-rotation needs. It puts internal options like David Peterson and Tylor Megill on the outside looking in, but the Mets are expected to use a six-man rotation at times this year. They're likely to add a sixth starter to the mix anytime in the schedule where the Mets play on more than 10 straight days. New York's slated Opening Day rotation has an average age of 36, and Senga is...

New York Mets right-hander Justin Verlander will make his debut with the Mets in the Grapefruit League on Saturday against the Miami Marlins. Verlander comes to New York in 2023 to help make up for Jacob deGrom leaving for the Texas Rangers in free agency. He and Max Scherzer will team up at the top of New York's starting rotation to give the team once again one of the best one-two punches in baseball. Despite being 40 years of age, Verlander was his usual dominant self for the Houston Astros...

Julio Urias had his best year in the Majors in 2022, with a 17-7 W-L record, 2.16 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 166 Ks (175.0 IP). Only Justin Verlander had a lower ERA among qualified pitchers and that helped him to third in the NL Cy Young voting (behind Sandy Alcantara and Max Fried). So, it should come as no surprise that Urias has an ADP of ~49 (as the 12th starting pitcher) and there's nothing to suggest he can't offer value on that ADP. Urias' underlying numbers last year do suggest he was a bit...

New York Mets starting pitcher Justin Verlander is coming off his third career Cy Young Award in his first season back from Tommy John surgery and becomes the co-owner of the highest annual contract value in the league as he's set to earn $43.3 million for each of the next two seasons. The former Houston Astro pitched just six innings in 2020 and missed all of the 2021 season due to the surgery but showed zero ill effects in his return, posting a 1.75 ERA/2.49 FIP along with a healthy 27.8% ...

The New York Mets remain involved with Japanese starting pitcher Kodai Senga, even after signing left-handed starter Jose Quintana on Wednesday. The Mets lost Jacob deGrom, Taijuan Walker and Chris Bassitt from their starting rotation last season, but they've already added American League Cy Young winner Justin Verlander and Quintana this offseason. Senga exercised an opt-out clause in his contract with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to become an international free agent this winter. The 29-year-old...

The Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox, and Toronto Blue Jays are all interested in free agent starting pitcher Kodai Senga, per MLB Network's Jon Morosi. The 29-year-old, who pitched in 11 seasons for Nippon Professional Baseball's Fukuoka Softbank Hawks, remains one of the higher-end free-agent starting pitchers available, with Jacob deGrom recently signing with the Texas Rangers and Justin Verlander joining the New York Mets. It is difficult to project exactly how Senga's skills will ...