September 3, 2024 • 5 mins
Coming off the IL and following his last three starts, Verlander looks to still be in the midst of getting back to a bit normalcy. Following yesterdays loss against the Reds, Verlander allowing 8 hits, 5 runs, & has pitched as far as 5 innings. Where may he fit at in the rotation going forward?
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
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Speaker 2 (00:13):
And he did not look good. Four and two thirds innings,
eight hits, five earned runs. He has not pitched well
since coming back from the eye.
Speaker 3 (00:20):
A bunch of bases on ball to four of them.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
Yep, command not there early, Yeah, he just needed has
not looked good now.
Speaker 3 (00:29):
Blanco keeps grinding, laboring, but he's laboring through starts at times.
Hunter Brown Cokuchi was off the charts this weekend.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Unbelievable.
Speaker 3 (00:40):
And you there cannot be a soul out there that's now.
I guess there can if you were at a love
affair with low per FEEDO right right, And I understand why.
And when you start to think of potential, production is
better than potential. And he may have great production, be
an all star, hopefully he is for for his career,
but for the team and the needs of it. Kakuchi's
(01:02):
been not only better than the trade, I'd do it
a thousand times over for this year. And you may
lose him if you go win a World Series that
was worth it. But right now you can tell me
whatever you want. They've won the trade here and Kakuchi
was off the charts. How are you keeping him out
of this at the starting rotation here postseason? And I'll
say it now, regardless of the loss yesterday, it would
(01:23):
take an epic fold with the way Seattle's up and
down epic fold not to win this division. Well, they
six in front or five and a half.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
They Seattle lost yesterday as well, Oakland hit a walk off.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
That's right, six So six games you would have to
with what twenty mid twenties, low twenties, mid twenties to
go right, yep, you would have to fold up your tent.
And I thought that I heard in the pregame somebody
say yesterday on the TV side, the reporter say that
Joe's spot sold him be ready to go every day.
(01:56):
That's good news. I like tearing that be ready to
play every day. The key is getting those guys that
aren't playing healthy and making sure your pitching staff is
rare and ready to go when Postseedon starts. You would
literally have to miss team buses with the way that
the rest of the division.
Speaker 2 (02:12):
To two not win this division is uh for Justin Verlander,
He's allowed four plus runs. In every start but one
since returning from the IL, Cincinnati gave up five earned runs,
Philadelphia four, Boston two earned runs. Right before the injury,
he gave up four and runs versus LA and then
versus Saint Louis four earn runs. All of those starts
(02:32):
four and a third, five, five, five and five innings pitched.
He has yet to pitch into the sixth inning in
any start.
Speaker 3 (02:41):
Yeah, cag awesome, I get it. And a phenomenal baseball
player and incredible pitcher. But and I guess maybe, but
it's not like you say, Okay, do this in the postseason.
This is the best picture of all time. He's looks. Listen,
I trust him, but I'm not sure you can pitch
(03:01):
him in front of Hunter Brown from bra Valdez who
went seven plus again. Damn what no hit ball If
I'm not mistaken, and and Hunter Brown and Kakuchi right now,
I don't know how you can as much as the
name right right today. Listen, you know I hold Verlander
in the highest regard. We all need a career like him.
(03:21):
And I'm not talking about three years ago or last
year or any other time. I talk about right now, right now,
justin Verlander, if you're what you, you can't give the
Lifetime Achievement Award by performing. The Lifetime Achievement Award is
not outweighing the performance right now, you mean the back
of the baseball card, right it just can't. I don't
(03:42):
mean that tongue chief. Get him in there, whatever if
you need a spot. But right now, your first three,
how can you just if they do run him out,
what's the reason? Because you trust that's exactly and I
and I get it, and you'd imagine he'll elevate. But
right now, if like I said, if you had three guys,
let's say Cacucci Verlander and Renew Blanco, leave Hunter, Brown
(04:05):
and from are out of this one. Because it's an
no brainer. Those two, those two are getting two of
the three. They're two of your what four starters? Yeah,
in the postseason, I'll tell you this, So start there now.
Give me Kokuchi Verlander asks Kakuchi Verlander, Renew Blanco for
your third start. Game is on the line. You got
to win this, to win the to win the series.
(04:26):
Who's pitching for me? Yes? Of those three right now, Cakuci,
Verlander or Blanco, I don't think it's close.
Speaker 2 (04:33):
I mean I'm going with that's not close right now,
right right now.
Speaker 3 (04:35):
And if he has one of those five inning starts
short short in the playoffs anyways, or not only that
in a game, I got a guy like Verlander who
can do whatever you need to do when all hands
are on deck, I have no problem calling on him.
Then A for right now, you're even thinking as a
four starter in the postseason? Is it him? Now? If
you're up to one up, three h three zero. Yeah,
(04:57):
that's that I'm just saying now, and it may change
in the next three wee The for now performance says
the left hander from Toronto has to be in there,
just has to.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
Yeah, he was unbelievable over the weekend. Again, I mean
he's pitched extremely well. Every game they've they've they've every
game he started. The Astros have one right
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Speaker 2 (00:13):
And he did not look good. Four and two thirds innings,
eight hits, five earned runs. He has not pitched well
since coming back from the eye.
Speaker 3 (00:20):
A bunch of bases on ball to four of them.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
Yep, command not there early, Yeah, he just needed has
not looked good now.
Speaker 3 (00:29):
Blanco keeps grinding, laboring, but he's laboring through starts at times.
Hunter Brown Cokuchi was off the charts this weekend.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Unbelievable.
Speaker 3 (00:40):
And you there cannot be a soul out there that's now.
I guess there can if you were at a love
affair with low per FEEDO right right, And I understand why.
And when you start to think of potential, production is
better than potential. And he may have great production, be
an all star, hopefully he is for for his career,
but for the team and the needs of it. Kakuchi's
(01:02):
been not only better than the trade, I'd do it
a thousand times over for this year. And you may
lose him if you go win a World Series that
was worth it. But right now you can tell me
whatever you want. They've won the trade here and Kakuchi
was off the charts. How are you keeping him out
of this at the starting rotation here postseason? And I'll
say it now, regardless of the loss yesterday, it would
(01:23):
take an epic fold with the way Seattle's up and
down epic fold not to win this division. Well, they
six in front or five and a half.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
They Seattle lost yesterday as well, Oakland hit a walk off.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
That's right, six So six games you would have to
with what twenty mid twenties, low twenties, mid twenties to
go right, yep, you would have to fold up your tent.
And I thought that I heard in the pregame somebody
say yesterday on the TV side, the reporter say that
Joe's spot sold him be ready to go every day.
(01:56):
That's good news. I like tearing that be ready to
play every day. The key is getting those guys that
aren't playing healthy and making sure your pitching staff is
rare and ready to go when Postseedon starts. You would
literally have to miss team buses with the way that
the rest of the division.
Speaker 2 (02:12):
To two not win this division is uh for Justin Verlander,
He's allowed four plus runs. In every start but one
since returning from the IL, Cincinnati gave up five earned runs,
Philadelphia four, Boston two earned runs. Right before the injury,
he gave up four and runs versus LA and then
versus Saint Louis four earn runs. All of those starts
(02:32):
four and a third, five, five, five and five innings pitched.
He has yet to pitch into the sixth inning in
any start.
Speaker 3 (02:41):
Yeah, cag awesome, I get it. And a phenomenal baseball
player and incredible pitcher. But and I guess maybe, but
it's not like you say, Okay, do this in the postseason.
This is the best picture of all time. He's looks. Listen,
I trust him, but I'm not sure you can pitch
(03:01):
him in front of Hunter Brown from bra Valdez who
went seven plus again. Damn what no hit ball If
I'm not mistaken, and and Hunter Brown and Kakuchi right now,
I don't know how you can as much as the
name right right today. Listen, you know I hold Verlander
in the highest regard. We all need a career like him.
(03:21):
And I'm not talking about three years ago or last
year or any other time. I talk about right now, right now,
justin Verlander, if you're what you, you can't give the
Lifetime Achievement Award by performing. The Lifetime Achievement Award is
not outweighing the performance right now, you mean the back
of the baseball card, right it just can't. I don't
(03:42):
mean that tongue chief. Get him in there, whatever if
you need a spot. But right now, your first three,
how can you just if they do run him out,
what's the reason? Because you trust that's exactly and I
and I get it, and you'd imagine he'll elevate. But
right now, if like I said, if you had three guys,
let's say Cacucci Verlander and Renew Blanco, leave Hunter, Brown
(04:05):
and from are out of this one. Because it's an
no brainer. Those two, those two are getting two of
the three. They're two of your what four starters? Yeah,
in the postseason, I'll tell you this, So start there now.
Give me Kokuchi Verlander asks Kakuchi Verlander, Renew Blanco for
your third start. Game is on the line. You got
to win this, to win the to win the series.
(04:26):
Who's pitching for me? Yes? Of those three right now, Cakuci,
Verlander or Blanco, I don't think it's close.
Speaker 2 (04:33):
I mean I'm going with that's not close right now,
right right now.
Speaker 3 (04:35):
And if he has one of those five inning starts
short short in the playoffs anyways, or not only that
in a game, I got a guy like Verlander who
can do whatever you need to do when all hands
are on deck, I have no problem calling on him.
Then A for right now, you're even thinking as a
four starter in the postseason? Is it him? Now? If
you're up to one up, three h three zero. Yeah,
(04:57):
that's that I'm just saying now, and it may change
in the next three wee The for now performance says
the left hander from Toronto has to be in there,
just has to.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
Yeah, he was unbelievable over the weekend. Again, I mean
he's pitched extremely well. Every game they've they've they've every
game he started. The Astros have one right
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