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I have been playing fantasy baseball in some capacity since 2005. I remember drafting a young, upstart Justin Verlander at the time and watching his instant success in his first season, in which he won AL Rookie of the year for the Detroit Tigers.
After drafting him every season since and watching inning after inning of Verlander’s games, he grew to be one of my favorite players of all-time. He is right up there with the likes of Craig Biggio, who, like many Houston Astros’ fans, I worshiped.