Is Justin Verlander the next albatross contract?
Quietly has been on the decline since 2012.
Using his last "great" year 2011 as a starting point:
ERA has risen from gone from 2.40 to 2.64 to 3.46 to 4.61
WHIP has gone from .920 to 1.057 to 1.315 to 1.505
.AVG has gone from .192 to .217 to .253 to .273
SO/9 has gone from 9.0 in 2011 to 6.6 this year
And his 5 year $140 million extension doesn't kick in until 2015.
At this point he is barely a decent pitcher, and with $28 million a year for the next 5 years I would say Detroit is screwed.
These stats also don't take into account his shelling tonight at the hands of KC.
Quietly has been on the decline since 2012.
Using his last "great" year 2011 as a starting point:
ERA has risen from gone from 2.40 to 2.64 to 3.46 to 4.61
WHIP has gone from .920 to 1.057 to 1.315 to 1.505
.AVG has gone from .192 to .217 to .253 to .273
SO/9 has gone from 9.0 in 2011 to 6.6 this year
And his 5 year $140 million extension doesn't kick in until 2015.
At this point he is barely a decent pitcher, and with $28 million a year for the next 5 years I would say Detroit is screwed.
These stats also don't take into account his shelling tonight at the hands of KC.