My Cy Young pick for the AL this year is not looking so hot right now. In fact, he's looking down right pitiful. The Tiger's only quality fantasy pitcher has been anything but a quality fantasy pitcher so far in '08. Many people thought going into the season that this would be the year that Verlander established himself as one of baseball's elite pitchers. The only thing that he has established thus far is that he is on the verge of big time bust status. Verlander's latest attempt came tonight against the Red Sox where the Tiger's ace faltered once again. Verlander went 6 innings giving up 9 hits and 5 earned runs while striking out 5 and walking 1. This latest disaster brings his record to 1-6 on the season. Tonight's loss saw him give up 4 or more earned runs in 7 out of 8 starts giving him only 1 quality start this season. He isn't striking out hitters at the pace that most though he could/would. He has only 30 K in 49 IP so far on the season.
It's hard to say if Verlander's struggles are coinciding with the entire team's struggles or if his problems are his own. One thing is for certain, owners of Justin Verlander are at their boiling points with him. As of right now, he is showing no signs of breaking out of this mire. The best thing to do with him is sit him until he gets his act together. If you have to use him, you're going to have to pick and choose the best matchups for him. Some are wondering if he is going to break out of this poor pitching at all this season. I've got a feeling he is going to turn it around soon. How soon, I'm not sure but he better get it together by June at the latest. You can't drop him people. You used a very high pick in your draft on him and let's face it he's not Barry Zito. You've got to stick with him and ride out these awful times no matter how sick it makes you. If you're a religious person, I would suggest to break out the rosary beads. The bright side...he can't do much worse.
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