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.

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

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.