San Francisco Giants making starting pitcher Justin Verlander available in trade talks at today's deadline
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The San Francisco Giants have lost six straight games and have fallen below .500 in the AL West. They are now sellers and making starting pitcher Justin Verlander available in trade talks.
With legendary starting pitcher Justin Verlander the latest name on the block. Both Jon Morosi and the New York Post's Jon Heyman have noted that Verlander is available in trades.
Justin Verlander is available on the trade market. Verlander is on an expiring contract; out of respect to the future Hall of Famer, the Giants are open to working out a deal if it makes sense for Verlander and the organization.
The 42-year-old has full no-trade rights, but it stands to reason that he would be willing to waive his no-trade clause to join a contender for the stretch run.
With Giants selling, Justin Verlander becomes a trade candidate. Has full no-trade, and Giants will of course work him.
Will Giants starter Justin Verlander waive his no-trade clause to go to a contender and will San Francisco eat the remainder of his contract?
The bigger question to ask is if the Giants would be willing to eat any of his approximately $5MM in remaining salary to make his contract more palatable for potential suitors.
With a 4.53 ERA and a 4.58 SIERA in 18 starts this year, he would make a fine no. 5 starter for plenty of teams, with the upside to offer a little bit more. And while the value of so-called «veteran leadership» is difficult to quantify,
Verlander's extensive postseason resume and mentorship capabilities can only increase his appeal.
The nine-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young winner, and two-time World Series champion has 3505 regular season innings and another 226 postseason innings under his belt.
He has played in 20 MLB seasons, and his teams have made the playoffs in 12 of those years.
While neither Morosi's nor Heyman's reports linked Verlander to any specific clubs, teams are indeed looking for back-end starters this time of year.
Almost every team has innings to fill, and it's not hard to see why a club might be interested in adding a future Hall of Famer to fill those frames.
Do you think a contender will pick up Justin Verlander before the end of the trade deadline?
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JUILLET 31 | 264 ANSWERS San Francisco Giants making starting pitcher Justin Verlander available in trade talks at today's deadline Do you think a contender will pick up Justin Verlander before the end of the trade deadline? | ||
| Yes | 97 | 36.7 % |
| No | 167 | 63.3 % |
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