With 34 wins remaining, 300 wins at home, media that want a combination of Verlander and Scubal are promoting the DET 5 × Cy Young system?

Nov 24, 2025

With 34 wins remaining, 300 wins at home, media that want a combination of Verlander and Scubal are promoting the DET 5 × Cy Young system?
Justin Verlander has a 3.85 ERA in 29 games this season. AP Yonhap News



With 34 wins remaining, 300 wins at home, media that want a combination of Verlander and Scubal are promoting the DET 5 × Cy Young system?
Detroit Tigers Tarik Scubal. AP Yonhap News
Justin Verlander, who is likely to become the oldest major leaguer next season, is strongly arguing that he should end his career with 'Friendship'.

Verlander, a 2004 draft first-round pick, made his major league debut with the Detroit Tigers in 2005. Starting his first full-time rotation in 2006 and winning the AL Rookie of the Year, he played as Detroit's ace for 13 years until the summer of 2017 and built a career that allowed him to enter the Hall of Fame.

In 2011, he won his first Cy Young Award and MVP at the same time with 24 wins, 2.40 ERA and 250 strikeouts, and has placed his team in the postseason five times, including two World Series appearances.




Now, it's no wonder he's retired, and he has 266 wins and 3,553 strikeouts in his career. If Rich Hill's retirement is confirmed, Verlander will also have the title of the oldest big leaguer next season. Verlander, whose goal is to win 300 games with 34 remaining, wants to hit a milestone in Detroit, which is nothing short of his hometown.

With 34 wins remaining, 300 wins at home, media that want a combination of Verlander and Scubal are promoting the DET 5 × Cy Young system?
Justin Verlander in his Detroit days. AP Yonhap News
In response, MLB.com was the first to mention Verlander in an article titled `7 FA to Reunite with Friendship' on the 24th (Korea Standard Time), and it is most ideal for Verlander, who will turn 43 next year, to return to Detroit. He had his best days there, threw for 13 years, and 'Detroit needs pitching reinforcements, and Verlander needs home. Honestly, we want a combination of the two. I can't believe Verlander hasn't returned to Detroit yet.

Another media outlet, Sporting News, also reported 'Detroit is a team that will compete in the postseason next year. Verlander is good enough to help the competition. On the surface, it may feel like it's a rare reunion that will happen for emotional and baseball reasons, but there are important aspects, he said.




It refers to the leadership that can lead a young selection team, which is an important aspect. Verlander is no longer an ace. However, it is evaluated that any team has the ability to play the third starting role. He pitched 152 innings in 29 appearances for San Francisco this year, posting 4-11 losses, 3.85 ERA and 137 strikeouts. There was no luck, but he was easily responsible for five to six innings.

There is no such thing as Tarik Skubal, the ace who has been shining in the AL Cy Young Award for two consecutive years, as a role model to emulate.

The Sporting News reported that the return of the Verlander to Detroit should be understood in relation to the Scoobull and that he could be a supporter of the ace, not an ace replacement. The Verlander-Detroit reunion is a perfect combination, considering the situation of a young ace (scubal) who is still throwing effectively and in his prime and the club that needs a quality inning player.




With 34 wins remaining, 300 wins at home, media that want a combination of Verlander and Scubal are promoting the DET 5 × Cy Young system?
San Francisco Giants Justin Verlander. AP Yonhap News
Scubal won the AL Cy Young Award this year following last year. He pitched 195 ⅓ innings in 31 games with 13 wins and 6 losses with a 2.21 ERA and 241 strikeouts. All figures are up from last year. It is no exaggeration to say that he is the best ace in existence.

However, he is suffering from trade rumors since the end of the season. Scubal, who will become an FA after next season, is expected to sign a contract worth more than $400 million. Detroit has grown into an uncontrollable big name. This offseason is the right time to trade.

However, if Detroit is aiming for the World Series next season, it should not give up the scoop. Rather, the local atmosphere is that the entire mound atmosphere should be stabilized by recruiting veterans to lead pitching staff such as Verlander.

Verlander, who left Detroit through a trade in late August 2017, won two more Cy Young Awards while playing for the Houston Astros, New York Mets and San Francisco Giants, and also experienced two World Series wins. Will Detroit ever want 43-year-old Verlander.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.