
CBS Sports | May 19th, 2:36am
Tigers starting pitcher Justin Verlander turned in another classic performance on Friday, taking a no-hit bid into the ninth inning before a one-out single by Josh Harrison ended his attempt for his third no hitter. It was just the third ball to leave the infield, as he had just two flyball outs on the evening. Verlander struck out 12 in the game, while walking only two batters. After he allowed the...

ESPN | May 19th, 2:04am
Justin Verlander came within two outs of his third career no-hitter, allowing only Josh Harrison's ninth-inning single in the Detroit Tigers' 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.

Rotoworld | May 19th, 1:40am
Justin Verlander carried a no-hitter into the ninth inning Friday against the Pirates.

KFFL | May 19th, 12:01am
Detroit Tigers SP Justin Verlander just missed out on his third-career no-hitter against the Pittsburgh ...

CBS Sports | May 14th, 4:03pm
Detroit starting pitcher Justin Verlander (4-1) said he expects to make his next scheduled appearance Friday against Pittsburgh despite a minor callus on his right thumb, MLB.com reports. He left Sunday's win over Oakland in the seventh inning, but the Tigers ace doesn't anticipate the tiny blister near the knuckle of his thumb to affect him, other than being an annoyance. He might try using more moisturizer...

KFFL | May 14th, 1:43am
Updating a previous report, Detroit Tigers SP Justin Verlander (thumb) had a callus on his ...

CBS Sports | May 14th, 12:23am
Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander won his fourth straight decision in Sunday's series finale against the A's. He allowed one run on two hits over seven innings of work in the 3-1 win. Verlander retired the first 11 batters he faced before giving up a hit to Josh Reddick in the fourth. His lone damage on the outing came in the fifth when Seth Smith launched a solo homer off the right-hander. Verlander...

KFFL | May 14th, 12:15am
Detroit Tigers SP Justin Verlander allowed one earned run, two hits and one walk over ...

ESPN | May 13th, 11:26pm
Justin Verlander struck out eight to win his fourth straight decision and the Detroit Tigers beat the ailing Oakland Athletics 3-1 on Sunday to salvage a series split.

CBS Sports | May 9th, 6:46am
Tigers starter Justin Verlander was able to pick up his third win of the season during Tuesday night's contest against the Mariners. Verlander, who was making his seventh start of the year, allowed three runs on seven hits over six innings in the 6-4 win. All three runs he surrendered came in the third inning, including a two-run single off the bat of Kyle Seager in the third inning. However, the right-hander...
The Fake Baseball | May 19th, 1:51pm
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ESPN | May 18th, 11:54am
Tristan H. Cockcroft breaks down the schedule for the week of May 21-27 for the best hitter matchups, two-start pitchers and streaming opportunities.

Fantasy Info Central | May 16th, 6:57pm
FIC checks in with the thrie bi-weekly Fantasy Baseball Player Rankings.

CBS Sports | May 13th, 2:41pm
Al Melchior breaks down the interleague implications and helps set your rotations in this week's installment of Shuffling the Rotations.
Beast Dome | May 7th, 5:45am
WunderChad gives you a breakdown of the top 60 Pitchers, and the worst 10 pitchers for this upcoming week.

CBS Sports | May 6th, 4:14pm
Al Melchior has your best bets for your pitching rotation to help you succeed in Week 6 in Shuffling the Rotations.

Lesters Legends | May 6th, 11:00am
Take a look at some two-start pitchers that can make a difference in your lineup.

KFFL | Apr 18th, 10:04pm
Justin Verlander is coming off one of his most impressive starts in his career. Where can he go from here?

Yahoo! Sports | Apr 17th, 1:55pm
Hector Santiago may have to start looking over his shoulder. Verlander is the definition of a workhorse and Chase Headley is worth a look in any format. Plus, a few more notes on players around the league.
Fantasy Baseball 365 | Apr 17th, 4:18am
An intresting tidbit on Justin Veralnder that will have his owners more excited than ever to own the flamethrower.
Justin Verlander Stats - Fantasy Baseball 2012
| W | L | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP | |
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| 2012 to date | 5 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 40 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 68 | 2.14 | 0.80 |
| last 30 days | 4 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 2.14 | 0.86 |
| last 7 days | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .00 | 0.33 |
Justin Verlander Projections - Fantasy Baseball 2012
| Source | G | W | L | IP | H | ER | K | BB | ERA | WHIP |
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| Zeile Consensus FantasyPros | 32 | 18 | 8 | 229 | 192 | 78 | 227 | 60 | 3.06 | 1.10 |
| ZiPS Projections Baseball Think Factory | 32 | 19 | 8 | 225 | 185 | 74 | 231 | 59 | 2.96 | 1.08 |
| Staff Projections WhatIfSports | 34 | 17 | - | 249 | 206 | 79 | 250 | 63 | 2.84 | 1.08 |
| CAIRO Projections RLYW.net | 33 | 17 | 8 | 227 | 191 | 78 | 219 | 62 | 3.11 | 1.12 |
| Site Projections NumberFire | - | 19 | - | 234 | 214 | 79 | 233 | 53 | 3.05 | 1.14 |
| Marcel Projections TangoTiger.net | 29 | 17 | 7 | 208 | 167 | 70 | 204 | 55 | 3.01 | 1.07 |
| Site Projections ESPN | 34 | 19 | - | 241 | 197 | 76 | 245 | 61 | 2.84 | 1.07 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | - | 18 | 8 | 215 | 163 | 70 | 214 | 56 | 2.93 | 1.02 |
| Clay Davenport Clay Davenport | 31 | 16 | 9 | 220 | 196 | 86 | 195 | 55 | 3.50 | 1.14 |
| Steamer Projections Steamer Blog | 31 | 16 | 9 | 223 | 211 | 82 | 221 | 61 | 3.32 | 1.22 |
| Site Projections TG Fantasy Baseball | 34 | 21 | 7 | 240 | 187 | 77 | 243 | 63 | 2.89 | 1.04 |
| Site Projections KFFL | - | 18 | - | 229 | 187 | 82 | 219 | 63 | 3.22 | 1.09 |
| Site Projections CBS Sports | - | 20 | 8 | 235 | 204 | 83 | 243 | 63 | 3.18 | 1.14 |
| FANS Projections FanGraphs | 33 | 18 | 8 | 233 | 193 | 77 | 230 | 62 | 2.99 | 1.09 |
Justin Verlander Rankings - Fantasy Baseball 2012
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| Expert Consensus Rank # for Starting Pitchers | Player Notes | |
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| Sablich Brothers The New York Times | # 1 |
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| Joseph Buccellato Fantasy League GM | # 1 |
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| Jason Sarney Fantasy Phenoms | # 1 |
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| Mike Harmon Fox Sports | # 1 |
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| Brad Evans Yahoo! Sports | # 1 |
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| James Meyerriecks Fantasy Info Central | # 1 |
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| Eric Mack Sports Illustrated | # 1 |
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| Ryan Lester Lesters Legends | # 1 |
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| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 1 |
“Verlander had 250 Ks, 24 Wins, a WHIP under 1.00, and an ERA at 2.40. He could be worst than he was last year, and possibly be the best pitcher in fantasy baseball. The Tigers added Prince Fielder this season, it is going to be easy for Verlander to get wins. ” @Muntradamus, Mar 24th |
| Zach Greubel Win My Fantasy League | # 1 |
“Twenty-four wins in this day in age is extremely impressive. He has dominating stuff.” @ZachGreubel , Feb 3rd |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 1 |
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| Staff Rankings Athlon Sports | # 1 |
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| Howard Bender Fantasy Baseball Buzz | # 2 |
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| Ryan Fowler Fox Sports | # 2 |
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| D.J. Short Rotoworld | # 2 |
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| Tim Young MLB Soup | # 2 |
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| Staff Rankings ESPN | # 2 |
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| Tristan Cockcroft ESPN | # 2 |
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| Eric Radom Fans Fantasy Football | # 2 |
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| Ben Pritchett The Hardball Times | # 2 |
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| Nick Fleder The Hardball Times | # 2 |
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| Jeff Zimmerman FanGraphs | # 2 |
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| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 2 |
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| Gavin Tachibana Fantasy Baseball Champ | # 2 |
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| Site Rankings Fantasy Smack Talk | # 2 |
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| Staff Rankings FFToolbox | # 3 |
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| Brad Johnson The Hardball Times | # 3 |
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| Jesse Sakstrup RotoSummit | # 3 |
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| Reggie Yinger Baseball Press | # 3 |
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| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 3 |
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| Matt Gelfand Baseball HQ | # 3 |
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| Staff Composite Yahoo! Sports | # 3 |
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| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Sports Empires | # 3 |
“I expect some regression from Verlander in 2012, but not much. league-leading 0.92 WHIP and 28 quality starts. Model of consistency. ” @JeffBoggis , Feb 7th |
| Robert Bishop Fake Teams | # 3 |
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| Josh Cohen TO Fantasy Sports | # 3 |
“This guy is a lock for 220 K's and is a workhorse. He is the end of the elite tier. I'd take any of these top 4 and build a staff around them.” @tofantasysports, Mar 15th |
| Staff Rankings Baseball Sharks | # 3 |
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| Kevin Hanson EDSBaseball | # 3 |
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| Eno Sarris FanGraphs | # 3 |
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| Jon Connolly Fantasy Baseball Champ | # 3 |
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| Matt Viere Fantasy Sports Prime | # 3 |
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| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 4 |
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| Staff Rankings Fantasy Baseball Dugout | # 4 |
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| Zach Sanders FanGraphs | # 4 |
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| Josh Shepardson The Hardball Times | # 4 |
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| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 4 |
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| Grey Albright Razzball | # 4 |
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| Brandon Funston Yahoo! Sports | # 4 |
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| Site Projections KFFL | # 4 |
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| Joel Beall Fox Sports | # 4 |
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| Mike Podhorzer FanGraphs | # 4 |
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| Brien Bonneville The Fake Baseball | # 4 |
“AL Cy Young and MVP. Misses being top 3 for SP because he's in the AL and his infield is questionable at best. Still a top pitcher in my book but I'd rather wait on pitching. ” @BBonneville, Feb 29th |
| John Halpin Fox Sports | # 5 |
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| Site Rankings CBS Sports | # 5 |
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| Derek Gerberich Midwest Sports Fans | # 6 |
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| Alan Harrison The Fantasy Fix | # 6 |
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