{"id":510778,"date":"2022-11-16T15:40:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T12:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/justin-verlander-fits-with-yankees-mets\/"},"modified":"2022-11-16T15:40:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T12:40:00","slug":"justin-verlander-fits-with-yankees-mets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/justin-verlander-fits-with-yankees-mets\/","title":{"rendered":"#Justin Verlander fits with Yankees, Mets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a42fe272da24\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a42fe272da24\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/justin-verlander-fits-with-yankees-mets\/#%E2%80%9CJustin_Verlander_fits_with_Yankees_Mets%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Justin Verlander fits with Yankees, Mets&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/justin-verlander-fits-with-yankees-mets\/#Todays_back_page\" >Today\u2019s back page<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/justin-verlander-fits-with-yankees-mets\/#Beasts_of_the_East\" >Beasts of the East?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/justin-verlander-fits-with-yankees-mets\/#The_World_is_watching\" >The World is watching<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CJustin_Verlander_fits_with_Yankees_Mets%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Justin Verlander fits with Yankees, Mets&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Perhaps the megawatt free agent the Mets and Yankees will gr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>le over this winter will not be Aaron Judge, but a well-decorated pitcher who would greatly enhance the starting rotation of either local ballclub in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Justin Verlander is expected to cop the AL Cy Young Award for the third time in his career Wednesday night, a remarkable accomplishment after he missed the entire 2021 campaign while recovering from Tommy John surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Even as he turns 40 in February, the slam-dunk future Hall of Famer would be a terrific short-term fit alongside former Astros teammate Gerrit Cole atop the Yankees\u2019 rotation or as a high-end fallback replacement for Jacob deGrom alongside three-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer with the Mets.<\/p>\n<p>Verlander made only one start during the COVID-abridged 2020 season after beating out Cole for the Cy Young in 2019 in a close race (a 17-13 edge in first-place votes). Cole signed that winter with the Yankees on a nine-year deal worth $324 million, but they haven\u2019t ended their drought over his first three seasons in The Bronx and are without a World <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a> appearance since 2009.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees made a one-year offer worth $25 million last winter to reunite the two star hurlers, but Verlander went back to Houston at the same salary over two years, albeit with an opt-out clause after Year 1.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/justin-verlander-kate-upton.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Justin Verlander #35 of the Houston Astros embraces his wife Kate Upton after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies to win the 2022 World Series.\" class=\"wp-image-24668778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/justin-verlander-kate-upton.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/justin-verlander-kate-upton.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/justin-verlander-kate-upton.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption>After winning two World Series rings (and likely two Cy Young awards) in five-plus years in Houston, could Verlander and wife Kate Upton be on the move?<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Based on the money Scherzer landed from the Mets at the age of 37 last offseason \u2014 $43.3 million per year over three seasons \u2013 Verlander was wise to test the free-agent market that also features frontline starters such as deGrom and Giants lefty Carlos Rodon.<\/p>\n<p>The nine-time All-Star posted an MLB-best 1.75 ERA over 28 regular-season starts, and despite a couple of rocky postseason outings, he did shove in his lone start against the Yankees: six innings of one-run ball with 11 strikeouts in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a> 1 of an ALCS sweep. He also rebounded from a poor start in the Fall Classic opener against the Phillies with five strong innings in a Game 5 victory.<\/p>\n<p>Verlander has spoken about wanting to pitch into his mid-40s, and likely could be swayed to leave Houston \u2014 where he has won two World Series rings since a trade from Detroit in August 2017 \u2014 by a pricey multi-year deal. The Athletic\u2019s Ken Rosenthal even wrote Monday night that Verlander opted out \u201cperhaps because he sees the potential for lucrative opportunities with the Mets, Yankees and Dodgers, among others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Could that offer come from Daddy MetBucks \u2014 owner Steve Cohen \u2014 if deGrom decides to leave Flushing for Texas or Atlanta or elsewhere? (Rosenthal\u2019s report made the case that the Rangers and Braves could be priced out of the deGrom bidding, but that could be negotiating posturing by those front offices.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jacob-degrom-mets-pitch.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom (48) throws a pitch in the first inning during game two of the Wild Card series against the San Diego Padres during the 2022 MLB Playoffs.\" class=\"wp-image-24668775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jacob-degrom-mets-pitch.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jacob-degrom-mets-pitch.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jacob-degrom-mets-pitch.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption>Jacob deGrom\u2019s free agency is the most important of several moving parts in the Mets rotation this offseason.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cohen could afford to sign Verlander and either Rodon or Mets free agent Chris Bassitt (who officially declined the qualifying offer Tuesday) if deGrom departs. Heck, he could afford to sign deGrom, too \u2014 Cohen Tax, be damned! \u2014 though some teams likely would never trade with the Mets again if he obliterates the top of MLB\u2019s existing payroll structure.<\/p>\n<p>Verlander certainly could be using this opt-out as leverage to squeeze a sizable raise out of the Astros, but Houston already has allowed Cole, outfielder George Springer and shortstop Carlos Correa to leave via free agency in recent years without getting into bidding wars.<\/p>\n<p>While the two New York franchises remain focused on retaining their unsigned superstars \u2013 Judge and deGrom \u2013 Verlander would be a worthy win-now, back-page-worthy addition for the Yankees and Mets to fight over this winter.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Todays_back_page\"><\/span>Today\u2019s back page<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1967\" height=\"2200\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/back-page-nov16.jpg?w=916\" alt=\"The back cover of the New York Post on Nov. 16, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-24671677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/back-page-nov16.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1967 1967w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/back-page-nov16.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=984 983w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/back-page-nov16.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1967px) 100vw, 1967px\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Beasts_of_the_East\"><\/span>Beasts of the East?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Exactly zero people in New York \u2014 probably even inside the team facilities in East Rutherford and Florham Park \u2014 expected the Giants and Jets to have a 13-5 combined record through nine games apiece.<\/p>\n<p>As a former coach for both franchises once famously said, you are what your record says you are. And those records slightly past the midpoint of the season suggest that either or both local gridiron squads legitimately can vie for a division title.<\/p>\n<p>All eight teams in the two East divisions amazingly are at .500 or better through nine or 10 games. Robert Saleh\u2019s Jets (6-3) trail the Dolphins (7-3) by a half-game in the AFC East, tied with the Bills (who lost in overtime Sunday to the Vikings) and a game ahead of the Patriots (5-4) entering this week\u2019s monumental visit to Foxborough out of the bye week.<\/p>\n<p>Competing for the division still feels like a long shot for the Jets, with additional road games at Minnesota, Buffalo, Seattle and Miami remaining. But few expected them to down the Bills for their fifth win in six games ahead of their week off.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/newspress-collage-24625203-1668564548281.jpg?1668546768&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Zach Wilson of the New York Jets and Saquon Barkley of the New York Giants have their teams in position to claim division titles.\" class=\"wp-image-24668863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/newspress-collage-24625203-1668564548281.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;1668546768&amp;w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/newspress-collage-24625203-1668564548281.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;1668546768&amp;w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/newspress-collage-24625203-1668564548281.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;1668546768 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption>There are eight big games to go, but are we looking at a pair of division winners?<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post (2)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the NFC East, losses in Week 10 by the Cowboys (6-3) and the previously unbeaten Eagles (8-1) left the Giants alone in second place, one game behind Philadelphia, with eight games remaining.<\/p>\n<p>With their next three games against Detroit (3-6) at home, at Dallas on Thanksgiving and at home against Washington (5-5) on Dec. 4, first-year coach Brian Daboll\u2019s team needs to remain within one of the Eagles for the first of two scheduled meetings over the final five games \u2014 on Dec. 11 at MetLife Stadium \u2014 to be a first-place clash in the NFC East.<\/p>\n<p>Philly\u2019s next three games are at the Colts, who ended a three-game losing streak with a win over Las Vegas in Jeff Saturday\u2019s coaching debut, and at home against the Packers and the Titans.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_World_is_watching\"><\/span>The World is watching<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/christian-pulisic-usmnt-ball.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Christian Pulisic of the U.S. as they train with players from a construction workers team.\" class=\"wp-image-24668774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/christian-pulisic-usmnt-ball.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/christian-pulisic-usmnt-ball.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/christian-pulisic-usmnt-ball.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption>Christian Pulisic and the United States men\u2019s national team are preparing for their World Cup opener in Qatar on Monday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The World Cup finally gets underway on Sunday, when host nation Qatar faces Ecuador, and the United States kicks off its first appearance on the global stage since 2014 with its Group B opener slated for Monday against No. 19 Wales.<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Gregg Berhalter and the Americans are 16<sup>th<\/sup> in the current FIFA rankings, but they must navigate a tough group that also features matches against No. 5 England (Nov. 25) and No. 20 Iran (Nov. 29).<\/p>\n<p>My son (the D2 college soccer coach!) and I attended a fun sendoff event Tuesday night at Terminal 5 in Manhattan, including a recording of the popular Men in Blazers soccer podcast.<\/p>\n<p>The podcast guests were Welsh actor Matthew Rhys of \u201cThe Americans\u201d fame, HBO host John Oliver and two-time World Cup winner and longtime USWNT staple Kelley O\u2019Hara, who announced she is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/soccer\/news\/nwsl-free-agency-tracker-kelley-ohara-makes-the-leap-to-njny-gotham-from-washington-spirit\/\">signing as a free agent with NJ\/NY club Gotham FC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Oliver drew applause when he said he believes the young American squad will compete for the title in 2026 when the World Cup is held in North America.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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