Every few years, a star athlete from Japan gets talked about and speculation begins on whether this guy will play in the majors and whether or not he will be any good. This year's big prospect from across the Pacific is Yu Darvish. The Rangers won the right to negotiate with Darvish for a record $51.7 million posting bid which would go to Darvish's team in Japan, the Nippon-Ham Fighters, if the Rangers and Darvish manage to come to an agreement. The deadline for the negotiations was today and the two sides have agreed to a contract. Yu Darvish will play for the Texas Rangers for a 6 year $60 million deal.
That's a lot of money to someone who hasn't thrown one pitch in the Majors. He better have some good numbers in Japan. How about going 93-38 with a 1.99 ERA in his Japanese Career. Nice numbers. It's still not against MLB talent but that ain't bad. If he is a good pitcher on the MLB level, it will be something that the Rangers need. They just lost CJ Wilson (who was eh come October) and need a replacement to last. Darvish might be that guy. He shows a lot of promise and is only 25 years old.
I am eager to follow this young athlete's career in the Majors and hope he does well.
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