Justin Verlander’s bullpen session was long, meticulous and very on-brand

LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander’s bullpen session on Wednesday drew a crowd. More than a dozen pitchers, including several youngsters. Injured players. Third base coach Joey Cora. Manager A.J. Hinch. A cluster of reporters and photographers. But the session went on and on and on. And eventually, the crowd dwindled, lured away by Tarik Skubal’s live batting practice session on another field. Verlander kept pitching. By the time it was over, he said he had thrown 70 pitches, including warmups, over roughly 25 minutes. He built in a pause to simulate the break between innings. He stopped a handful of times to go over positioning, targets and other details with...