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OT: Rangers ink Darvish: 6 years, $60M
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:23 pm
by Rhettmatic
http://eye-on-baseball.blogs.cbssports. ... 2/34453185Starting pitcher Yu Darvish will sign with the Texas Rangers before the 5 p.m. ET deadline, sources have told CBSSports.com insider Jon Heyman. The deal is likely to be for six years, Heyman has also learned. The Rangers paid a reported $51.7 million simply for the right to negotiate with Darvish.
Darvish, a 25-year-old right-hander, has been the ace of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters for five years. In those five seasons, Darvish is 76-28 with a sparkling 1.72 ERA and 0.89 WHIP. He's struck out 9.5 batters per nine innings and walked just 1.9 per nine. He's also thrown 50 complete games and 15 shutouts. In 2011, Darvish went 18-6 with a 1.44 ERA, 0.83 WHIP and 276 strikeouts in 232 innings with 10 complete games and six shutouts.
If Darvish does indeed sign with the Rangers, the entire posting fee will be sent from the Rangers to the Fighters as compensation.
I can update when the official number is known.
Re: OT: Darvish, Rangers finalizing 6-year deal
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:25 pm
by torontoaces04
Good for the Rangers, and their fans. Great commitment to winning by their ownership. Next up, Prince.
Love being a Jays fan.
Re: OT: Darvish, Rangers finalizing 6-year deal
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:33 pm
by augustine
torontoaces04 wrote:Good for the Rangers, and their fans. Great commitment to winning by their ownership. Next up, Prince.
Love being a Jays fan.
Re: OT: Darvish, Rangers finalizing 6-year deal
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:38 pm
by BobbyBoy
I read some article where it practically said prince fielder hasn't signed yet because he wants to sign with the rangers, but the rangers have been focused on getting yu darvish signed.
Re: OT: Darvish, Rangers finalizing 6-year deal
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:41 pm
by Myth111
People thought he would sign with the Rangers at the beginning of free agency so it would make sense if that is what he is waiting for.
I will still take being a Jays fan and live with the two titles won in my lifetime over being a Rangers fan who lost the Series this year in heart-breaking fashion.
Re: OT: Darvish, Rangers finalizing 6-year deal
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:55 pm
by LBJSeizedMyID
Myth111 wrote:People thought he would sign with the Rangers at the beginning of free agency so it would make sense if that is what he is waiting for.
I will still take being a Jays fan and live with the two titles won in my lifetime over being a Rangers fan who lost the Series this year in heart-breaking fashion.
When you say "people" who do you mean? I've always thought it was going to be the Nationals. Really they had nothing to lose by waiting. If Darvish did not sign, then there would be a better chance at a bidding war.
Re: OT: Darvish, Rangers finalizing 6-year deal
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:20 pm
by Lateral Quicks
Actually, Texas getting both Darvish and Fielder would be good for our playoff chances.
Re: OT: Darvish, Rangers finalizing 6-year deal
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:34 pm
by Rhettmatic
DKnobler DKnobler
Darvish, Rangers just finalizing contract. Deal is done.
Re: OT: Darvish, Rangers finalizing 6-year deal
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:00 pm
by BobbyBoy
MLBTR said Texas is out of the fielder race. I dont believe it.
Re: OT: Darvish, Rangers finalizing 6-year deal
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:00 pm
by Duffman100
Re: OT: Darvish, Rangers finalizing 6-year deal
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:01 pm
by Rhettmatic
JeffPassan Jeff Passan
Source: Yu Darvish deal is for six years and $60 million. Bonuses can add up to $10 million.
bruce_arthur Bruce Arthur
Jays weren't paying that. RT @JeffPassan: Source: Yu Darvish deal is for six years and $60 million. Bonuses can add up to $10 million.
Re: OT: Darvish, Rangers finalizing 6-year deal
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:02 pm
by RaptorKenny
Good to hear that he will play in the MLB next season.
I await Darvish no-no us this season. 3 times.
Re: OT: Darvish, Rangers finalizing 6-year deal
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:48 pm
by torontoaces04
Lateral Quicks wrote:Actually, Texas getting both Darvish and Fielder would be good for our playoff chances.
You know what would be even better for our playoff chances?...having management show some semblance of a desire to finish anything above .500%.
Re: OT: Rangers ink Darvish: 6 years, $60M
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:06 pm
by DonYon
can't wait to see how he does
Re: OT: Rangers ink Darvish: 6 years, $60M
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:09 pm
by tecumseh18
Cheaper than I expected. It's not much more than Dice-K got, for a better pitcher. I'm depressed. It shoulda been us.
Re: OT: Rangers ink Darvish: 6 years, $60M
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:11 pm
by Mattd97
prince to texas in 3..2..1...
and though they mightve lost the world series teh past two years, they also just won the nba championship and won a stanley cup 10 years ago
Re: OT: Rangers ink Darvish: 6 years, $60M
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:22 pm
by Randle McMurphy
tecumseh18 wrote:Cheaper than I expected. It's not much more than Dice-K got, for a better pitcher. I'm depressed. It shoulda been us.
This is an incredible amount of money spent for a pitcher who hasn't proven a damn thing against real competition. I'm not too worried about it.
I still don't really understand why the Rangers just didn't keep the proven CJ Wilson for much less.
Re: OT: Rangers ink Darvish: 6 years, $60M
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:24 pm
by guvernator
Wilson would've come cheaper and would be a better bet to do good job even if hes on the wrong side of 30. Rangers are actually worse off than last year unless they are expecting another .900+ OPS season from Napoli.
Re: OT: Rangers ink Darvish: 6 years, $60M
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:34 pm
by Randle McMurphy
guvernator wrote:Wilson would've come cheaper and would be a better bet to do good job even if hes on the wrong side of 30. Rangers are actually worse off than last year unless they are expecting another .900+ OPS season from Napoli.
We at least know CJ Wilson can pitch very successfully in that stadium against MLB competition. We can't say the same for Yu Darvish. I'd be surprised if he did as well as Wilson did there for the past two years.
Re: OT: Rangers ink Darvish: 6 years, $60M
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:57 pm
by satyr9
Yeah, you really have to assume they have a concrete plan for foreign advertising to inject extra money that offsets a bunch of the cost, 'cause 110-120 over 6 is crazy money if you have to factor it all in against Darvish.