Justin Verlander has agreed to a one-year, $15 million contract with the San Francisco Giants, continuing his career at 42 years old.
Justin Verlander and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a one-year, $15 million contract, sources tell ESPN. This deal will keep the future Hall of Famer pitching at age 42 in one of the most pitcher-friendly ballparks in baseball. Verlander, entering his 20th major league season, is considered one of the best pitchers of his generation, with the most innings pitched, strikeouts, and wins among active players.
A three-time Cy Young Award winner, Verlander is coming off the worst season of his career and joins a Giants team also looking for better results in 2024. The deal is pending a physical. Shoulder and neck injuries limited Verlander to 17 starts last season, and over his last seven, he posted an 8.10 ERA. With a falling strikeout rate and climbing home run rate, Verlander began to show signs of aging after a career in which he seemed impervious to it. He won Cy Youngs in 2011, 2019, and 2022. After the latter, he signed a two-year, $86.6 million contract with the New York Mets. Over his career, Verlander is 262-147 with a 3.30 ERA over 3,415.2 innings. He has struck out 3,416 batters, walked 952 and won a pair of World Series with the Houston Astros. Returning to Houston wasn't an option for 2025. With Oracle Park a dream for pitchers, Verlander gravitated toward San Francisco, whose rotation includes right-handerLogan Webb. The Giants had spent a month with limited action before signing Verlander. A month ago to the day, they agreed with shortstopMarco Scutaro as its president of baseball operations in September, went 80-82 last year and finished in fourth place in the National League West, which is arguably the best division in baseball
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