Justin Verlander projection

Justin Verlander (RHP, DET) projects to strike out 19.9% of batters, walk or hit 8.8% and allow home runs to 2.90%, working about 5.3 innings per start.

2026 season: 1 starts, 3.7 innings, 1 strikeouts, 2 walks + HBP, 1 home runs.

2025 Statcast: xwOBA allowed 0.319, CSW 27.032%.

Next start: 2026-09-26 vs PIT