Justin Verlander Says the Quiet Part Out Loud

The Free Friday MLB Round-Up.

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Hi friends-

Before we jump in, a few items of business:

1. The baseball talk I’m doing with Joe Posnanski, Mike Schur and Nick Offerman at Chevalier’s Books in L.A. on 9/12 in honor of Joe’s new book apparently sold out in uh, 14 minutes. A lot of you emailed me and Joe that you were bummed to miss out, so Chevalier’s has …