Commissioner's Office has now confirmed that Texas Rangers have won the bidding on Yu Darvish at $51.7m...now have 30 days to negotiate.
Who the hell is this guy?
Who the hell is this guy?
-
-
he's not a ranger yetComment -
typical texas ignorance
going to end up costing them well over 100 mill between the contract and bid fee
coulda just kept a proven commodity in cj wilson
instead they pay a fortune for hideki irabuII
Comment -
He is gonna suck after a year or two just like every other pitcher from his homeland.Comment -
Weren't the Rangers bankrupt or something last season?Comment -
Heard of him but don't know much about him. Dominated the Japan league but who cares. Thought the red sox were going to post up on him but we know what happened the last time they did that.
Stupid to post up on a guy who is totally unprovenComment -
Darvish a 2-time all star, 2-time MVP, 2-time Gold Glove winner..93-38 with ERA of 1.99 over 7 seasons...great hip rotation and whip arm spd
Darvish has stuff to be true #1...Hollywood persona...has posed nude in women's magaiznes going thru very public divorce with actress wife
TX has 30-days to sign Darvish...rotation will look like: Darvish, Holland, Feliz, Harrison, Lewis...with Ogando to bullpen w/Adams/Nathan
Darvish becomes highest financial risk....highest baseball reward in baseball history
All coming from ESPN's BowdenComment -
I'm guessing he'll be good for the length of a 4 or 5 year contract. CJ Wilson good.
As a Jays fan this makes me sad. Not just that we didn't get him, but that it would have been the signal that the ownership was opening up their wallets.Comment -
That's $50 Million to talk to him....probably another $50-70 million to sign him. The Red Sox paid around the same amount to talk to Dice-K and around another $60 million to sign him. The "talk" money goes to the Japanese Club he was signed with...it's straight cash homie...in their pockets. With a few exceptions, the Japanese players have been over-hyped, and over-paidOriginally posted by BcatswinCommissioner's Office has now confirmed that Texas Rangers have won the bidding on Yu Darvish at $51.7m...now have 30 days to negotiate.
Who the hell is this guy?
Comment -
Irabu? Or Ichiro?Comment -
They don't pay the post up if they don't sign him correct?
Could they just be blocking someone else?Comment -
Yes and yes.Originally posted by InTheDrinkComment -
highly doubt they would sabotage the kids career to block somebody elseOriginally posted by InTheDrink
its texas or back to japan
he cant sign with someone elseComment -
They say his skill set is around AJ Burnett pre injuries and Josh Beckett. This isn't another Irabu.Comment -
jap pitchers don't do well in the long runComment -
Again, where did the Rangers get this money from all of a sudden? Weren't they on the verge of bankruptcy last season?Comment -
Rangers could have had Prince Fielder for similar overall price (posting fee + salary)...now looks like Cubs, Mariners or Mystery team WSH?Comment -
Hideki Irabu was nicknamed the "Japanese Nolan Ryan" because he supposedly threw 98, but came to the US and flamed out....George Steinbrenner called him a "fat toad" after he tubed as a Yankee. Japanese pitchers are finesse pitchers for the most part....flamethrowers are their style. Not sure throwing $120 Million at him is smart when you could of given it to a known commodity in CJ WilsonOriginally posted by benjyComment -
Just for one year right?Originally posted by Br0nxer
As for fielder the posting fee doesn't go toward the lux tax....though I don't now where Texas falls with payroll...nah prob not an issue I guess.Comment -
If I recall correctly: posting fee does not count toward luxury tax. Posting is weird too, if he doesn't sign and goes back to Japan he wouldn't be posting again next year. I believe it's the year after.Originally posted by InTheDrink
He's making 6M+ salary in Japan, not including endorsements. Dude's not going to settle for peanuts, no matter how badly he wants to play here.Comment -
He'll probably get 6 years $82 million.Comment -
3 years 5 million and not a penny moreComment -
New ownership group bought in last year, and a new major TV deal starting this year.Originally posted by NYSportsGuy210Comment -
Do Asian imports ever make it in the Majors? Trying to think of some, bar Matsui.Comment -
Was kinda choked my Jays didn't get the rights but on second thought may be a huge waste of money. Just ask the Sox about Dice K
Comment -
as a DIE HARD jays fan this was somewhat of a heart breaker but relief at the same time. he could make or break...Comment -
Great. Maybe they can lose another world series next year!Comment -
He's Japans' best pitcher. He's actually got a pretty good stuff. At the international level he's probably one of the best out there. But at the MLB level who really knows. You can think of him as the Greg Maddux of Japan but with actually much better velocity. Has one of the best commands with the baseball. I would honestly say if any japanese player is worth the risk I would say Yu Darvish has the best chance to be a player in the MLB.I don't know if it's worth spending that much money but he's probably going to be the best prospect coming out of japan, ever. Performing at MLB level is a different story. He's shown he's lights out in the international level.. We'll have to see at the MLB level.Comment -
Do they drug test in Japan
This is my guess as to why they never pan out and end up hurt...Comment -
He's half Japanese half Iranian. Kinda like Ichiro meets the Iron SheikComment -
He isn't built anything like your average Japanese pitcher. Comparisons to Dice-K are completely ridiculous. Kid has potential to be great.Comment -
Wonder if he shaves that thing before he gets over hereComment -
Anything is better than watching CJ Wilson melt like butter in the playoffs.Comment -
Damn straight.Originally posted by HoulihansTX
Nolan Ryan was done with CJ. Never even seriously considered bringing him back. I have a ton of faith in Nolan. If he believes that Darvish is the real deal........then I'm 100% on board.
Comment -
Here's an interesting article on Yarvish....Personally I think $120 million for a Japanese pitcher, $50 million plus the $70 million he's seeking is risky for the Rangers. I think the Red Sox and Yankees are gun shy after being burned before...Darvish is 6' 5" so he's definitely a more imposing figure on the mound.
Comment
