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</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Tigers talking 5-yr, $75M deal with Verlander </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Justin Verlander - S - DET - Jan. 29 </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>A source told Yahoo's Jeff Passan that the Tigers are working with Justin Verlander on a five-year contract extension worth around $75 million.
Felix Hernandez's five-year, $78 million extension with the Mariners has sort of set a guideline for the Tigers' talks with Verlander. The Detroit ace is apparently asking for a six-year commitment, but GM Dave Dombrowski isn't likely to go that high. Either way, the extension would cover his last two seasons of arbitration-eligibility and at least three years of free agency. Verlander, 25, went 19-9 last season with a 3.45 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, and an American League-leading 269 strikeouts.
Source: Jeff Passan on Twitter
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</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Tigers talking 5-yr, $75M deal with Verlander </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Justin Verlander - S - DET - Jan. 29 </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>A source told Yahoo's Jeff Passan that the Tigers are working with Justin Verlander on a five-year contract extension worth around $75 million.Felix Hernandez's five-year, $78 million extension with the Mariners has sort of set a guideline for the Tigers' talks with Verlander. The Detroit ace is apparently asking for a six-year commitment, but GM Dave Dombrowski isn't likely to go that high. Either way, the extension would cover his last two seasons of arbitration-eligibility and at least three years of free agency. Verlander, 25, went 19-9 last season with a 3.45 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, and an American League-leading 269 strikeouts.
Source: Jeff Passan on Twitter
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