Where is verlander from

For those of you that have wondered, James Click tells us that Justin Verlander's doctors have told him that he should not try to return to pitch for the Astros this season. A return this year is off the table. These days the typical Tommy John surgery rehab timetable is months, so Verlander returning this year, even as a reliever in September and during the postseason , would have been very aggressive.

Doing too much, too soon can lead to even more problems. Verlander, 38, started Opening Day last July 24 and has not pitched since. He is scheduled to become a free agent this offseason, and although he is coming off a major arm injury, Verlander figures to appeal to contenders given his pedigree and the fact he is likely to sign a short-term contract at his age and coming off surgery.

An extension with the Astros shouldn't be ruled out. He knows he must get back to full strength before he deeply thinks about his next move as a free agent. If things are going bad, it's like, 'OK, turn the page, focus on the next one. I can't think about what I'm going to do next year or five years from now or 10 years from now.

He has spoken with his younger brother, Ben Verlander, about possibly reuniting with the fans, the city and his old organization before retirement, which isn't expected to happen anytime soon. Knowing how much Detroit means to Justin, it wouldn't surprise me one bit.

And Justin wants to pitch for a long time still. By no means is he coming up on the last year of his career. It wouldn't surprise me one bit if it ends up happening a few years down the road.

Evan Petzold is a sports reporter at the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at epetzold freepress. Picked up the third hit of his major league career with a single in the second inning on April 5 at Miami -- marked the first time a Tigers pitcher has recorded a hit on Opening Day since Mickey Lolich on April 6, vs.

Tossed his first complete game of the season on May 13 at Baltimore, allowing one run on four hits with two walks and eight strikeouts in 8.

Struck out 10 batters on May 18 vs. Minnesota to reach the 2, career strikeout mark…struck out Eddie Rosario to end the fourth inning for his 2,th strikeout, becoming the second pitcher in Tigers history to reach 2, strikeouts, joining Mickey Lolich, and the 76th in MLB history Named the Tigers Pitcher of the Month for May after starting six games during the month and posting a record with a 3.

Earned his 10th win of the season on July 25 at Boston, allowing a run on five hits with two walks and five strikeouts in 6. Allowed two runs-or-fewer in eight straight starts from July 2-August 10, which ranked as the second-longest streak of his career, trailing only a streak of nine straight starts from May July 10, Threw a career-long 11 straight quality starts from July September 5, which was the longest streak by an AL pitcher in …led the AL with 27 quality starts in Picked up his 15th win of the season in the second game of the doubleheader on September 22 at Minnesota, throwing 6.

Selected Tigers Pitcher for the month of September after posting a record with a 1. Finished the season by allowing three runs-or-fewer in 17 of his last 18 starts dating back to July 1…over the start stretch, posted a record with a 1. Lefthanded hitters posted a. Went with a 3. Posted an record with a 4.

Completed his 10th season with the Tigers in , starting 20 games and compiling a record with a 3. Sidelined from April 8-June 13 with a right triceps strain.

Began an injury rehab assignment with Triple-A Toledo on May 31 -- made two rehab starts with the Mud Hens and had a record with a 3. Reached the 2, Toronto -- became the 11th pitcher in Tigers history to throw 2, Named Tigers Pitcher of the Month for August after posting a record with a 1. Carried a no-hitter into the ninth inning on August 26 against the Los Angeles Angels and finished the game with a one-hit shutout, allowing two walks and nine strikeouts Allowed just one earned run over four starts from August , compiling a 0.

Selected the Tigers Pitcher of the Month for September after going with a 3. Finished the season by recording a quality start in 12 of his last 14 starts -- over the start stretch, he posted a 2. Posted a record with a 4. Compiled a record with a 5. Held lefthanded hitters to a. Tabbed the Tigers Opening Day starter for the seventh straight year as he completed his ninth full season at the major league level with the Tigers in Recorded his eighth straight season with or-more innings pitched -- joins James shields and Mark Buehrle as the only pitchers in the majors to toss or-more innings for eight straight seasons Won 15 games on the season to become one of five Tigers pitchers to record at least 15 wins in seven-or-more seasons Rated as possessing the third-best curveball in the American League by Baseball America Tabbed the Tigers nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award, given annually to the player that best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual's contribution to his team, as voted on by baseball fans and members of the media Compiled a record, a 2.

Recorded a season-high four-game winning streak April May 4 -- posted a 2. Knocked the first two hits of his major league career on April 12 at San Diego -- finished the day 2x3 with a run scored to become the fourth pitcher in franchise history to have a multi-hit game since the start of Interleague play in Tossed a quality start in seven of his first eight starts to begin the season Missed his scheduled start on August 16 versus Seattle due to right shoulder soreness Notched the th win of his major league career on September 8 versus Kansas City to become the seventh active pitcher in the majors with wins and the eighth pitcher in franchise history to win games Compiled a record, a 3.

Limited lefthanded batters to a. Compiled a record, a 4. Recorded an record, a 4. Underwent core muscle repair surgery on January 9 after sustaining an injury at the end of December performing his offseason conditioning program Bill Meyers in Philadelphia. Selected to the American League's All-Star squad for the sixth time in his career as he completed his eighth full season at the major league level with the Tigers in Registered strikeouts during the season, marking the fifth straight season he has fanned or-more batters -- his streak of five straight seasons with or-more strikeouts is the longest by a Tigers pitcher since Mickey Lolich did so in six straight seasons Finished fourth in the American League with strikeouts and Surpassed Rated as possessing the second-best curveball in the American League by Baseball America Earned the nod as the Tigers starter on Opening Day on April 1 at Minnesota, marking the sixth consecutive season he has served as Detroit's Opening Day starter -- first Tigers pitcher to start six consecutive Opening Days since Jack Morris started 11 straight Fanned 12 batters on April 18 at Seattle, his first of four starts on the season with a double-digit strikeout total -- struck out a season-high 13 batters on May 27 versus Pittsburgh, 12 batters on September 23 at Minnesota and 10 batters on September 29 at Miami Posted a record, and a 1.

Recorded a season-best four-game winning streak May June posted a 4. Compiled a record, and a 2. Compiled a record and a 3. Posted a record, and a 3. Did not allow a run, while striking out 21 in two starts Compiled a record and a 0. Went on to star at Old Dominion University, where he pitched three years , posting a 2.

Selected by Detroit with the second overall pick in the first round of the draft Following Hurricane Harvey in , he and the Wins for Warriors Foundation launched a grant-making program to provide financial assistance to military and veteran families impacted by the hurricane While in Detroit, was the recipient of the Bob Feller Act of Valor Award in for his dedication to servicemen and women Acquired by Houston in a five-player deal on Aug.

Topped the American League with Led the American League with six complete games -- marked the most complete games by a Tigers pitcher during a single season since Steve Sparks tossed eight complete games in I find myself wanting to say something all the time. Not worth it… easier for me to just cheer them on without tweeting.

Although Verlander didn't tweet much about the Astros in the regular season, he has posted a couple messages about his team in the playoffs, including encouragement for the Astros to pay soon-to-be free agent Carlos Correa after his Game 1 homer against the Red Sox. Live look at my excitement level to watch the Astros today! Verlander has been excellent as an Astro ever since he was traded from Detroit to Houston in August He helped that team win their first World Series, then he finished second in American League Cy Young Voting the next season and won it in as the Astros returned to the World Series.

Verlander got hurt in his first start of the shortened season and had Tommy John surgery in September of that year.