Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander is aware he's working with a slightly reduced fastball, but he's not concerned according to mlive.com.
Verlander's fastball averaged just over 95 mph last season, but is only at 92.51 mph this year. Verlander explained that he's not going to change anything in order to try to throw harder, saying, "You start trying to throw hard, and that creates a lot of bad habits that are hard to fix."
Tigers manager Jim Leyland believes the cold weather has been the main factor in Verlander's reduced velocity. In his final start, Verlander did hit 95 to 97 mph with his fastball early in the game.