In 2020, while still with the Astros, Verlander had Tommy John surgery; he returned to the mound for them in 2022 and went 18-4 with an MLB-best 1.75 ERA to win AL Comeback Player of the Year ...

And now, Posey has turned his attention to the rotation, snagging 42-year-old veteran Justin Verlander ... had recently begun to heat up. What exactly will Verlander bring to the Giants rotation?

Verlander is not the pitcher he once was. In 17 starts last season, his ERA ballooned to a career-worst 5.48. He'd previously posted a 4-plus ERA just twice in a full season (4.84 in 2008, 4.54 in ...