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Old 05-29-2006, 08:09 PM
Sunny Mehta Sunny Mehta is offline
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Default Why doesn\'t Justin Verlander have more k\'s?

his k numbers were awesome in the minors last year - maybe they don't translate well since it was single-A ball......still, he has only a 5.24 k/9 right now which seems incredibly low for a guy who throws 100mph and has offspeed stuff in the 70's.....
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Old 05-29-2006, 08:22 PM
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Default Re: Why doesn\'t Justin Verlander have more k\'s?

Give him a little while to adjust, they'll pick up a little.
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Old 05-30-2006, 11:14 AM
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Default Re: Why doesn\'t Justin Verlander have more k\'s?

I havent had a chance to watch him but i would guess that its his secondary pitches that need work. With a good fastball and OK secondary stuff you can K a lot of minor league hitters but you really need good control of them to K major league hitters. The more he works on his offspeed stuff the better it will become.
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Old 05-30-2006, 12:43 PM
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Default Re: Why doesn\'t Justin Verlander have more k\'s?

I haven't seen this guy pitch yet. Is he a lefty or righty? What is his repertoire composed of?
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Old 05-30-2006, 04:11 PM
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Default Re: Why doesn\'t Justin Verlander have more k\'s?

I have heard he pitched through some blister problems that kept him from throwing his curveball.
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Old 05-30-2006, 05:30 PM
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Default Re: Why doesn\'t Justin Verlander have more k\'s?

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I have heard he pitched through some blister problems that kept him from throwing his curveball.

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This was mentioned on the last Tiger's broadcast I watched. On a side note, is there anyone in the majors who works faster than he does? He gets it and chucks it...fun to watch.
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Old 05-30-2006, 08:49 PM
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Default Re: Why doesn\'t Justin Verlander have more k\'s?

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On a side note, is there anyone in the majors who works faster than he does? He gets it and chucks it...fun to watch.

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I haven't seen Verlander pitch yet, but I'd be surprised if anybody in the league works faster than Mark Buerhle.
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Old 05-30-2006, 11:22 PM
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Default Re: Why doesn\'t Justin Verlander have more k\'s?

Verlander throws upper 90's, has a pretty filthy change that is his #2 pitch and a big curve that he throws rarely. Against the twins a few weeks ago he went 7 or 8 shutout innings without striking out anyone. That is pretty insane, especially since he hit 100 in the 6th or 7th.
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