Tigers manager Brad Ausmus remains high on VerHagen and thinks "he can eventually be a back end of the bullpen type of reliever," reports MLive.com.
VerHagen has been hampered by his inability to fire strikes, but has trouble commanding all of his pitches, including the curve. He needs to bear down, be more aggressive and attack batters from the first pitch, rather than try to be too fine. In 19 games with the Tigers, VerHagen has a 1-0 record, 7.11 ERA and 10 strikeouts while walking seven in 19 innings.