Verlander is already a well-known commodity to his new Giants teammates, who are eager to learn from him this season.

The Giants' salary cap situation isn't bad at the moment, but general manager Joe Schoen will still probably have to make some moves at some point.

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There have been worse moves than the New York Giants letting Saquon Barkley go, but I’m hard pressed to think of them right now. Barkley has been nightmare fuel for Giants GM Joe Schoen all year ...