I feel like 300 wins is one of those achievements that'll definitely be accomplished but it'll truly require a Maddux-like level of being consistently injury free and declining slowly vs precipitously.
There's no one under the age of 30 with 100 career wins. Top 3: Berrios (29 yrs old, 81 wins), Marquez (28 yrs old, 65 wins), Giolito (28 yrs old, 60 wins).
― omar little, Saturday, 12 August 2023 16:51 (nine months ago) link
I wonder if Verlander's injury troubles the last few seasons have been a trade-off: costing him wins, obviously, but saving him innings and extending his career. If he is serious about 300, I'd do my best to stay in Houston.
― clemenza, Saturday, 12 August 2023 17:00 (nine months ago) link
Had the game on in the background last night, listening more than watching. Two outs away from a shutout; got a great inning-ending DP early in the game after loading the bases.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 13:00 (eight months ago) link
Man, that Justin Verlander's a great pitcher.
https://phildellio.tripod.com/lincecum.jpg
(Kidding around here.)
― clemenza, Friday, 10 November 2023 14:56 (six months ago) link
lol
― mojo dojo casas house (gyac), Friday, 10 November 2023 16:59 (six months ago) link
Returns tonight. He was good last year, but how long can he keep this up? Clemens won a Cy Young at 41; probably had some help. Spahn, Johnson, and Ryan were good. Maddux was so-so. I don't know if there are any other relevant comparisons.
― clemenza, Friday, 19 April 2024 22:39 (one month ago) link
he got shelled in his two minor league rehab outings
― mookieproof, Friday, 19 April 2024 23:15 (one month ago) link
Didn't know that...I should have included Seaver and Glavine; both so-so at 41. I left out guys like Jamie Moyer and Bartolo Colon--impressive careers, but not the same caliber as the others. Left out Niekro, too, for obvious reasons.
― clemenza, Friday, 19 April 2024 23:51 (one month ago) link
One guy who famously tried to stretch it out and fell apart at 41 was Carlton.
― clemenza, Friday, 19 April 2024 23:53 (one month ago) link
6 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 4 K, 0 BB, 78 pitches is nice work, even if it is against the nats
8/21 first-pitch strikes is subpar, but maybe even more impressive that he overcame it
― mookieproof, Saturday, 20 April 2024 00:40 (one month ago) link
260th win, top 10 in strikeouts:
https://www.mlb.com/news/justin-verlander-passes-greg-maddux-for-10th-all-time-in-strikeouts
― clemenza, Saturday, 25 May 2024 06:48 (two weeks ago) link
I agree with the URL here: unlikely but not impossible.
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/will-justin-verlander-get-to-300-wins-why-milestone-is-unlikely-but-not-impossible-for-astros-veteran/
6% according to the Favorite Toy. The first necessity is someone who actually cares about getting there, and Verlander does seem to check that box. With the indifference to pitcher wins in the analytic era, it might be more of a curiosity than anything else if he managed to pull it off.
― clemenza, Friday, 31 May 2024 02:24 (one week ago) link
His 0.4 fWAR/-0.1 bWAR so far this season isn't doing him a lot of favors in the projections department.
Which team would be willing to roster him for the sake of vanity counting stats when he's marginally above replacement and in questionable health?
― Mrs. Ippei (Steve Shasta), Friday, 31 May 2024 03:19 (one week ago) link
The Angels
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Friday, 31 May 2024 03:22 (one week ago) link
Which team would be willing to roster him
most of them?
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Friday, 31 May 2024 05:13 (one week ago) link