Rangers win rights to Darvish

[cmavswin]

http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111219&content_id=26202356&vkey=news_tex&c_id=tex

Darvish could command a contract somewhere between the six-year, $52.6 million contract that the Red Sox signed Daisuke Matsuzaka to in 2006, and the five-year, $77.5 million contract that C.J. Wilson agreed to with the Angels earlier this month.

With that said and reading other articles is five-years and $75 million a good gamble for this kid?

[Teffer10]

I say they should go for it but I can't help but think about Chen Ho Park.
Isn't that about the same deal he got from the Rangers?

[studcrackers]

park got 5/65 but darvish is 10 times the pitcher park ever was

[catalyst]

Could not believe it. Still need to tap on the brake, but exciting news. The best part may be that Rangers kept the prospects in place while potentially getting a potential front of the rotation guy. Gio was way too expensive to Wash IMO, and he is very questionable to be an ace. He is very good tho.

[HMFFL]

Yu Darvish has headed back to Japan.
Darvish spent all of Tuesday and most of Wednesday visiting the Dallas-Forth Worth Metroplex and meeting with Rangers officials. It's not known if negotiations took place. The 25-year-old right-hander posted a 1.44 ERA and 276/36 K/BB ratio across 232 innings last year in Nippon Professional Baseball and is thought to be seeking a five-year, $75 million deal from Texas. Source: Jeff Wilson on Twitter

[HMFFL]

Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports that the Rangers have offered Japanese right-hander Yu Darvish a deal similar to what Daisuke Matsuzaka got from the Red Sox.
Dice-K signed a six-year, $52 million contract with Boston in December of 2006. Early reports had Darvish seeking a five-year deal in the range of $75 million, so the two sides are likely a ways apart. They have until January 18 to come to some sort of compromise. Darvish, 25, posted a 1.44 ERA and 276/36 K/BB ratio across 232 innings last year in Nippon Professional Baseball. He was in Texas last week for a couple of days to visit the Dallas area and to meet with Rangers execs. http://jon-heyman.blogs.cbssports.com/m ... 2/34284855

[dennistokyo]

I watched this guy pitch a ton when I was living in Japan. Although nothing's for sure, I believe this kid's going to be special. I'll envy your beloved Rangers big time if they can sign him.

[Killa K]

http://espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/story/_/i ... r-60m-deal

Official: Yu Darvish signs with the Rangers. The contract 6 yr./60 million is a pretty reasonable deal. Though with the posting fee it pushes it to 112 million, but the cotract itself is a good deal. I expect Darvish to pitch well during MLB career but with slight early problems.

[catalyst]

So who gets sent to the bullpen now?

Starters
Lewis
Holland
Darvish
Feliz

Harrison?
Ogando?

I say Ogando, and he may end up as Closer if Nathan cannot do it any more.

[Ado05]

****.

[HairyGOATee]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand he's gone