The Astros get Verlander back!
When the Houston Astros traded for Justin Verlander back in 2017, the deal went down with literally seconds to go before the trade deadline was to hit. The deal required a heavy sales pitch from fellow frontline starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel, and Verlander would be moving to Houston with Hurricane Harvey storming the Gulf Coast.
Instead, the reunion we thought would never happen is happening a whole lot faster than anyone would have imagined. Justin Verlander is, once again, a Houston Astro, and just in the nick of time, as the team's starting rotation has been faltering for the better part of two months now, causing a whole lot of stress on an overworked bullpen.
On the season, Verlander sits at 6-5 with a 3.15 ERA, after starting the season with lat muscle injury. He has looked like vintage Verlander in his last seven starts, with a 4-1 record, and a 1.49 ERA. It is expected that Verlander will be the hammer at the top of a six-man rotation with familiar faces Framber Valdez and Cristian Javier. The Astros should get Jose Urquidy back imminently from the injured list, and rookies Hunter Brown and J.P. France should round out the rotation.
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