Justin Verlander's Hip Won't Cooperate and the Tigers Are Running Out of Time to Fix It
Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch dropped some bad news Thursday: 43-year-old Justin Verlander's recovery from a hip injury is moving slower than anybody expected. The veteran right-hander is now on the 15-day injured list, and if you've watched enough baseball, you know that timeline can stretch real fast when you're dealing with hip issues at that age.
What This Means for Verlander's Return
Hinch was pretty candid about it. The recovery is "going a little slower" than anticipated, which is baseball speak for "we don't have a firm timeline yet." For a guy who's been one of the most durable arms in baseball history, this has to be frustrating as hell. At 43, every day off the mound matters, and the Tigers need to know when Verlander can actually contribute again.
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The Tigers can't afford to mess around with this. It's mid-April, and having your ace sidelined is never ideal. Hinch's honesty about the pace of recovery tells you the organization is taking this seriously and not rushing things, but the question hanging over the clubhouse is obvious: when does Verlander get back out there?
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