Verlander going back to Houston highlights flurry of MLB trades ahead of Tuesday’s deadline
Associated PressCHICAGO — In a matter of days, Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer went from teammates on the New York Mets to opposite sides of a Lone Star rivalry. Verlander was shipped from New York to Houston ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline, returning to the Astros after he helped them win the World Series last year. “When there’s a hard deadline of what you can do in terms of acquiring people and depth and talent, you kind of have to cover your bases,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. “We know that we have better baseball in us, although we haven’t shown that and proven that,” Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said. “But we’ve got two more months to show that now.” Tigers left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez, White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson and Mariners outfielder Teoscar Hernández were among a group of players who were thought to be on the market but remained in place after the deadline passed.
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