Verlander, 42, went on the injured list on May 22 with right pectoral tightness. He threw bullpen sessions twice last week as the team played road series in Colorado and Los Angeles. Instead of taking a minor-league rehab assignment, he’ll be stepping back into the rotation, which has a hole after the Giants’ big weekend trade.

Posey’s bold, brash, and perhaps even reckless trade for three-time All-Star slugger Rafael Devers on Sunday is a big black-and-orange stamp from the new director of baseball operations on the Giants organization.