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Yu Darvish: Doesn't hurt that he looks like a South Korean soap starA week ago, they didn't have a pot to piss more or less the cash to go out and bid on Japanese pitching phenom Yu Darvish.
Last night, it was announced the Rangers had won the bid at $51.7 million, which buys them 30 days to hammer out a contract, which should run another $50-60 million.
Unless you hate baseball, you know Yu Darvish. He's 25 and he's absolutely commanded Japanese baseball posting a 1.44 ERA, an 18-6 record and 276 strikeouts. He's known for his control (36 walks, 232 innings) and his repertoire (an alleged seven pitches ... including the legendary gyro ball that C.J. Wilson claimed he could throw).
He's 6-5 and 220 pounds. Unlike Daisuke Matuzaka and Ichiro Suzuki, the Rangers are potentially getting Darvish at a pretty young age, although he's just as accomplished and Major League ready.
If everything works out, Darvish will go into the rotation, which, I would only assume, pushes Alexi Ogando to the bullpen, which is all alright to me.
Granted, it's not my money and I'm only hesistant because I saw what Chan Ho Park and Alex Rodriguez did to this team's ability to spend money. Then again, I trust GM Jon Daniels wholeheartedly. If he thinks it's worth it, then Darvish is worth it. Although, you should also realize that Ichiro is really the only Japanese import to have any sustained success in the Majors.
Nonetheless, I'm very excited about the opportunity to watch Darvish attempt the jump.
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