Verlander's fastball hit anywhere from 87 to 94 mph on the stadium radar gun in his spring training outing against the Nationals in Lakeland on Sunday, reports the Detroit Free Press.
Tigers' scouts immediately questioned the stadium's gun after clocking significantly higher readings on Verlander's fastballs and were quick to state it as more about his location than his velocity. The pitcher left his breaking stuff up in the zone twice to Bryce Harper, one of the best power hitters in the game, and both pitches were smacked over the fence. Verlander will make two more spring training starts before taking the ball for the season opener in Miami.