(Photo: David J. Phillip, Associated Press)
Houston — Justin Verlander strolled into Minute Maid Park, walking out from the tunnel in the right-field corner at about 3 p.m. Tuesday, wearing jeans and a casual shirt, his baseball cap on backwards. He peered out toward the visitors’ bullpen where several Tigers relievers were working out.
There wasn’t a single pitcher out there he would’ve known from his 13 seasons in Detroit. A couple hours later he was asked about what he sees when looks across the field at this 85-loss-and-counting Tigers team.
“There’s been a big turnover of young faces, lot of young, new talent,” he said.