Justin Verlander is as surprised as anybody. To be back with the Astros. To see the Mets’ fire sale.
, the Mets are a whopping 20 games behind the Braves in the NL East and eight games under .500 at 50-58.In 16 starts, he compiled a 3.15 ERA in 94 ¹/₃ innings and struck out 81.“We kind of got off on the wrong foot. Everything that could go wrong did early,” said Verlander, who noted that his absence for the first month of the season due to a low-grade teres major strain didn’t help matters.
It has worked out for Verlander, who is back with Houston where he helped the Astros win World Series crowns in 2017 and 2022.The Astros were No. 1 on his list, but the Mets never presented him with any other options. In the lead-up to the trade deadline, Verlander met with general manager Billy Eppler and owner Steve Cohen, and echoed what has been said in terms of the Mets’ new direction, as it was relayed to him.
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