The 25-year-old pitcher had aspirations of being a starter in the rotation, but after a back injury in 2014, he has become a rather reliable innings-eating reliever. The injury was first thought to be a regular back strain, but turned out to be a stress fracture. The Detroit Tigers brass thought he would only miss a handful of games, but he ended up missing almost half of the season in 2014.
VerHagen was drafted in 2012 in the fourth round of the amateur draft. He attended high school in Heath, Texas where he was a three-year varsity player.