Justin Verlander Rumors: Astros Do Not See Signing Free Agent as a Priority

The discuss just lately has been that the 4 groups most deeply concerned within the Justin Verlander pursuit are the Dodgers, Astros, Yankees, and Mets. To listen to MLB insider Jon Morosi discuss, although, it feels like Houston is perhaps pulling out of that race.

Jim Crane mentioned right this moment the #Astros stay focused on Justin Verlander however acknowledged he hasn’t “visited with (Verlander) recently.” @MLBNetwork

That’s the Astros’ proprietor giving a nonchalant “Oh yeah, that man, certain, he’s good” form of reply, which would appear to convey an absence of precedence on bringing again Verlander. Morosi’s feedback on MLB Community on Tuesday drive dwelling that time even additional.

“I do imagine the Dodgers are among the many strongest candidates to signal Verlander. And certainly, when you concentrate on this report, and credit score to Jon Heyman for being first on this story, with Verlander now assembly with the Dodgers, the Astros investing some huge cash in [Jose] Abreu and actually trusting a few of their inside choices, whether or not it’s [Jose] Urquidy or [Hunter] Brown — if the Astros had an actual urgency to signal Verlander and a desperation, if you’ll, based mostly on the place their pitching workers stands, they might most likely do it.

“However they’ve chosen to spend now greater than $20 million per 12 months on Abreu, and that’s cash that they now not need to allocate to their rotation. And they might most likely let you know, in a candid second, Hunter Brown is able to step ahead, Urquidy is able to step ahead, [Luis] Garcia is able to step ahead and be a part of a postseason rotation as he has been prior to now. Fairly merely, their want for Verlander is lower than the Dodgers’ want for Verlander.”

Proper now, it simply doesn’t look like re-signing Verlander is a high precedence for Houston. And if it’s not a high precedence on the peak of free company, it’s exhausting to image when it will develop into one.

Chances are high, Verlander’s time in Houston is finished.

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