[Mick]

We just got 42 year old Justin Verlander. Two years removed from the Cy Young, but a 5.48 ERA last year (and a 4.78 FIP).

https://www.mlb.com/news/justin-verlande...Y2RiK8Bxpi

Thoughts?

When I think of Verlander, I think of his open-mouthed reaction on TV after the Panda hammered him in the 2012 Series.  

I don’t like the deal but it doesn’t surprise me.  We can add Verlander to the esteemed list of 40+ pitchers (Spahn, Johnson, Carlton) who joined the Giants towards the end of their careers.  I would expect him to have a similar level of success with SF as those Hall of Famers did with the Giants (a cumulative .480 W/L percentage)

Orel Hershiser almost makes that list...he was 39 when he went 13-12 for the Giants as a starter. I always thought of Hershiser as a great pitcher, and he did lead the league in wins, once. But he led the league in losses twice, albeit going 15-15 with a 2.31 ERA.

[Mick]

We just got 42 year old Justin Verlander. Two years removed from the Cy Young, but a 5.48 ERA last year (and a 4.78 FIP).

https://www.mlb.com/news/justin-verlande...Y2RiK8Bxpi

Thoughts?

When I think of Verlander, I think of his open-mouthed reaction on TV after the Panda hammered him in the 2012 Series.  

I don’t like the deal but it doesn’t surprise me.  We can add Verlander to the esteemed list of 40+ pitchers (Spahn, Johnson, Carlton) who joined the Giants towards the end of their careers.  I would expect him to have a similar level of success with SF as those Hall of Famers did with the Giants (a cumulative .480 W/L percentage)

Orel Hershiser almost makes that list...he was 39 when he went 13-12 for the Giants as a starter. I always thought of Hershiser as a great pitcher, and he did lead the league in wins, once. But he led the league in losses twice, albeit going 15-15 with a 2.31 ERA.