Justin Verlander did not initially view the Giants as a potential landing spot in free agency. Other teams reached out to the former Houston Astros ace early this offseason, he said, but not San Francisco.

Justin Verlander, who just inked a one-year, $15 million deal with the San Francisco Giants, didn’t shy away from the challenge ahead. The post "Left a Sour Taste": Justin Verlander Shares His Feelings On the Unceremonious End to His Astros run appeared first on EssentiallySports.

For the first time in nearly two decades as a major league pitcher, Justin Verlander didn't take an offseason break from throwing.