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Justin Verlander Could Become Different Kind of Pitcher

December 19, 2014, 7:11 AM

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Clearly Tigers fans weren't happy with Justin Verlander's erratic performance last year.

Good to know, either was Verlander. And Verlander may end up changing his pitching style. 

Chris McCosky of the Detroit News reports that Tigers president and general manager Dave Dombrowski got a text message from Justin Verlander prior to the Winter Meetings last week.

"He said, 'I'm totally committed to being the best pitcher I possibly can,'" Dombrowski said, according to the News.  "He said, 'I was not happy with my year last year.'"

The News reports:

Dombrowski's interpretation of that message, though, may be different than what Verlander intended. As he explained it, Dombrowski took that to mean Verlander was ready to commit to changing his style of pitching, to transition away from being a power pitcher.

"Justin may not think this, but I don't think he's going to come out and throw 98-99 miles per hour on a regular basis," Dombrowski said. "But we never thought when we signed him long-term that he would continue to do that. He still throws plenty hard."

 


Read more:  Detroit News


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