DETROIT -- There's a good chance you were asleep when news of Justin Verlander's trade to the Houston Astros leaked out sometime after midnight.
The stunning deal has set the Detroit Tigers firmly on a new course that was just hypothetical for much of the last 18 months.
Let's recap what we know.
1. The Tigers will reportedly send $8 million in each of the next two years to cover a portion of Verlander's $28 million contract. The amount the Tigers would pay has long been a point of contention in negotiations dating back to July.