The Baltimore Orioles are among the teams actively pursuing a trade for New York Mets right-hander Justin Verlander on deadline day on Tuesday, according to a source. The Orioles are engaged on pitching with multiple sellers, including the Detroit Tigers, who are going to part with both left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez and right-hander Michael Lorenzen. Verlander has a full no-trade clause, so he is going to determine his destination if he's dealt. The Houston Astros are viewed as the heavy favorites for a reunion, while the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres are also apparently in the mix. The 40-year-old future Hall of Famer has been excellent in his last seven starts and hasn't allowed more than three earned runs in any start in that span.

The Houston Astros are the heavy favorites to land New York Mets right-hander Justin Verlander if he's traded by the deadline on Tuesday. The Astros appear motivated to reunite with Verlander after he signed with the Mets in free agency last winter. The Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres have also been linked to Verlander, but he will be deciding where he goes if he's traded due to a full no-trade clause. The 40-year-old has plenty of familiarity with the 'Stros, having spent four full seasons with them from 2018-2022. Verlander got off to a shaky start with the Mets due to an injury, but he's turned things on of late and is looking more like the dominant ace he's been for the vast majority of his illustrious career.

The New York Mets are not deep in talks with any team about right-hander Justin Verlander with just over 30 hours to go before Tuesday's trade deadline. However, they are still listening despite trading Max Scherzer to the Texas Rangers on Saturday. One of the primary road blocks to a deal is Verlander's vesting option for 2025, according to multiple MLB team executives involved in discussions. The Mets have had talks with three or four teams, although none have progressed anywhere near an agreement on the players. The Dodgers and Astros are among the teams interested. In order to pay down his salary, the Mets are seeking significant prospect value, more than they received in the Scherzer deal. The 40-year-old won his third straight start, and 250th of his career, on Sunday and is 4-1 with a 1.49 ERA in his last seven starts.

The New York Mets are receiving strong interest from multiple teams regarding right-hander Justin Verlander, according to sources. The Mets would like to keep Verlander for next season, but there's belief from other MLB executives that the Mets might end up with an offer they can't refuse by Tuesday's trade deadline. The Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros and Texas Rangers are involved. The 40-year-old future Hall of Famer would give any contending team a boost to their starting rotation. The two-time Cy Young winner and MVP started off slow in 2023 in his first year with the Mets, but he's been looking more like his dominant self in the second half. Overall, Verlander is 5-5 with a 3.24 ERA (3.93 FIP), 1.15 WHIP, 30 walks and 76 strikeouts in 89 innings over his 15 starts.

There is a belief within the industry that the New York Mets could move three-time American League Cy Young winner Justin Verlander in the coming days, according to two major-league executives. The Mets enter the weekend trailing the Reds by seven games for the final wild-card spot in the National League. Verlander is in the first year of a two-year, $86.666 million deal that also includes a conditional $35 million player option for 2025. He has a full no-trade clause. The front-runners would likely be the Texas Rangers, according to one source. They also pursued Verlander last winter, but he had no interest in joining the team, but that may have changed now that they are in first place in the AL West. The 40-year-old was injured early on and struggled, but he's gone 3-1 with a 1.46 ERA in six starts since June 26. The Houston Astros are believed to be interested, too.

The San Francisco Giants are among the teams evaluating New York Mets right-hander Justin Verlander as a trade-deadline candidate if he's willing to waive his no-trade clause, according to sources. In his first year in the Big Apple, Verlander has a 3.47 ERA (3.98 FIP), 1.16 WHIP, 26 walks and 70 strikeouts in 83 innings over 14 starts, but he has only four wins for a Mets team that is looking like sellers this summer. The 40-year-old future Hall of Famer is having his best month of the season in July, going 2-1 with a 2.08 ERA, .165 batting average against, 11 walks and 21 strikeouts in 26 innings over four starts. Verlander's fantasy value wouldn't change all that much with a move to the Giants, but he'd be in a better pitcher's park and an easier division.

New York Mets starting pitcher Justin Verlander authored one of his brightest performances of the year on Wednesday. The 40-year-old fired a season-high eight innings, permitting one run on three hits and one walk with seven strikeouts for his fourth win of the season. Verlander was cruising along in this one before hitting a bump via a sixth-inning Luis Robert Jr. moonshot. After wildly lending a season-worst six free passes in his last time out, Verlander sharpened up on that with one walk allowed on Wednesday. The future Hall-of-Famer is starting roll a bit after a sluggish start, assembling a 1.74 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, and 26 punchouts across 31 innings pitched in his last five starts. Verlander is slated to do battle with the New York Yankees on Tuesday. Since 2016, the right-hander has logged seven straight quality starts (47 1/3 IP) against the Yankees, posting a 1.90 ERA with 48 strikeouts over this stretch.

New York Mets starting pitcher Justin Verlander tossed six innings of two-run ball in Friday's 7-5 win over the San Diego Padres. The 40-year-old struck out two batters, permitting five hits and three walks for a no-decision. It looked like it could have been a long night for Verlander early in this one after sacrificing two runs (one earned) in the opening frame, but found a groove after allowing another run during the second inning. The right-hander would manage four more scoreless frames before his night concluded with 98 pitches. It brings to a close a rocky first half for the 2022 AL Cy Young award winner. Though, Verlander finally looks to be rounding into form after a spending the first month of the campaign on the shelf. The future Hall-of-Famer is pitching to a sharp 2.03 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, and 24:6 K:BB over his last five starts (31 innings pitched). Verlander figures to be a decent second-half rebound candidate with a modest 3.60 ERA and 1.20 WHIP overall (70 IP). A tall task tentatively awaits the veteran coming out of the All-Star break next weekend versus the slugging Los Angeles Dodgers lineup.

New York Mets starting pitcher Justin Verlander turned in a decent start in Monday's 2-1 loss to the Mets. Verlander threw 100 pitches over five scoreless innings, allowing five hits and two walks with five strikeouts. The 40-year-old has not provided the output fantasy managers had expected and is now 2-4 with a 4.11 ERA and 7.74 K/9 rate in 10 starts. He hasn't been bad overall but has been disappointing by his standards. Verlander will look to put together another good showing in his next start in a tough matchup against the Giants.

New York Mets starting pitcher Justin Verlander toes the rubber on the road against the Colorado Rockies on Saturday, perhaps spelling fear into fantasy managers due to the ballpark factor. The 40-year-old has only two starts at Coors Field over his illustrious career, but he's dominated to the tune of a 1.20 ERA in 15 career innings including a complete game in 2011. It's the highly-decorated veteran's lowest ERA at any particular venue he's had multiple appearances at. Verlander, a set-and-forget fantasy play regardless of matchup, makes for an enticing DFS play for the late slate while some players are scared off by the hitter-friendly environment. The three-time Cy Young award winner fired eight strong innings for his second win of the campaign last Sunday against the Cleveland Guardians.

New York Mets starting pitcher Justin Verlander made easy work of the Cleveland Guardians during Sunday's contest. The 40-year-old gave up a solo home run to Jose Ramirez in the first inning. After that, Verlander settled in and shut down the Guardians for the rest of the game. He went eight innings, three hits allowed, one earned run, and five strikeouts in the 2-1 victory. Verlander currently holds a 3.60 ERA, 0.92 WHIP and 20/5 K/BB ratio through four starts this season. His next start will be against the Rockies in Colorado on Sunday.

New York Mets starting pitcher Justin Verlander had a poor home season debut in Tuesday's 8-5 loss to the Mets. Verlander pitched five innings, allowing six runs on eight hits (including two home runs) and two walks with just three strikeouts. The 40-year-old has now made three starts since returning from the injured list with a low-grade teres major strain in his throwing shoulder. He is 1-2 with a 4.76 ERA and 7.94 K/9 rate. Despite his age and injury history, fantasy managers still likely had confidence in him being one of fantasy's top starters. This has obviously not been the case, though it has been a small sample size. Verlander will look to turn things around in a favorable upcoming matchup against the Guardians.

The New York Mets activated starting pitcher Justin Verlander (shoulder) from the injured list on Thursday, and he will be making his 2023 debut against his old team, the Detroit Tigers. In corresponding moves, the Mets signed right-hander Dominic Leone and activated him, optioned right-hander John Curtiss and left-hander Zach Muckenhirn to the minors, returned pitching prospect Jose Butto to the minors and moved catcher Omar Narvaez (calf) to the 60-day injured list. Verlander is just now making his Mets debut after missing five weeks due to a low-grade teres major strain in his throwing shoulder. When healthy, Verlander hasn't showed many signs of slowing down, but he could be on a bit of a leash on Thursday in his first start in 2023.

Due to some weather concerns this week in Detroit, New York Mets starting pitcher Max Scherzer is likely to be moved back to start on Wednesday, with right-hander Justin Verlander (shoulder) making his Mets debut on Thursday. Left-hander Joey Lucchesi will likely get the nod on Tuesday. Verlander will be activated from the 15-day injured list this week and will be on five days of rest after striking out six over 4 2/3 scoreless innings in his lone minor-league outing for Double-A Binghamton on Friday. The 40-year-old three-time Cy Young winner is returning from a low-grade teres major strain in his right shoulder, but he shouldn't face any restrictions in his debut for the Mets this week.

New York Mets starting pitcher Justin Verlander (shoulder) tossed 4 2/3 scoreless innings in his minor-league rehab start with Double-A Binghamton on Friday, giving up two hits while walking one and striking out six. He is scheduled to come off the injured list to make his debut for the Mets early next week against his former team, the Detroit Tigers. The 40-year-old right-hander threw 69 pitches in the outing and looked good. He might not be fully stretched out the way fantasy managers would like in his season debut next week, but he'll be getting a nice matchup and is worth throwing out there in starting fantasy lineups. The three-time Cy Young winner has yet to be slowed down by Father Time and once again has ace potential if he can stay healthy the rest of the way.

New York Mets starting pitcher Justin Verlander (shoulder) is scheduled to make a minor-league rehab start on Friday for Double-A Binghamton, providing the weather cooperates. Verlander said earlier this week that he expects to come off the 15-day injured list to make his Mets debut after making just one rehab start. The 40-year-old three-time Cy Young winner and former MVP could make his season debut next week against his old team, the Detroit Tigers, but he's also unlikely to be fully stretched out after recovering from a low-grade teres major strain in spring training. Verlander gave us no reasons to doubt his fantasy ace potential in 2022, so his managers will have high expectations in his first year in New York.

New York Mets starting pitcher Justin Verlander (shoulder) threw 43 pitches over three innings during a simulated game on Sunday. It sounds like the 40-year-old is doing well in his recovery process. The next step is for Verlander to make a rehab start on Friday. After that, Verlander is expected to be cleared to return to the big league rotation, assuming he doesn't suffer a setback. Verlander has been sidelined since March due to a lingering shoulder issue.

New York Mets starting pitcher Justin Verlander (shoulder) is on track to throw a live batting practice session on Sunday. The 40-year-old veteran has had two bullpen sessions over the last week so a live batting practice session is the next step in his rehab. If all goes well he should have another BP session or two before heading off for a minor league rehab assignment. Verlander has been out since late March with a low-grade teres major strain in his throwing shoulder but hasn't suffered any setbacks so far. If all goes well, he should join the Mets' starting rotation by mid-May.

The 2023 MLB season is underway and as always, injuries are beginning to pile up. Today we'll look at injured hitters including Jacob deGrom, Justin Verlander, Corbin Burnes, Robbie Ray, and Trevor May. Searching the waiver wire for fill-in pitchers is already a key aspect of fantasy baseball, so finding replacements for players out of action isn't too much different.For those not yet familiar, this is our weekly edition of fantasy baseball injury updates for pitchers as of April 20, 2023. We'll be covering all positions throughout the week, so stay tuned. Some players on this list impact fantasy baseball more than others, but with leagues of all shapes and sizes, you never know which guys will force fantasy managers to search waiver wires in hopes of finding adequate replacements.To keep close tabs on all of the news across the MLB, make sure to favorite or bookmark the ... [More]

New York Mets starting pitcher Justin Verlander (shoulder) is moving to a five-day schedule and is likely to throw a live batting practice session on Sunday. The plan also includes him making a minor-league rehab start next Friday. It's good news, especially after Carlos Carrasco (elbow) landed on the injured list on Tuesday. The American League Cy Young winner last year is nearing his first start for the Mets in the regular season, but he still has a few more hurdles to clear first. Barring a setback, he should be back for the Mets and fantasy managers in early May. Despite being 40 years old, Verlander has ace potential in fantasy when he's healthy, so he should be stashed in all formats. Joey Lucchesi is likely to fill Carrasco's rotation spot in the short term.