December 19th, 2011 •
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The Texas Rangers, fresh from losing ace pitcher C.J. Wilson to the rival Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, have submitted the highest bid for the rights to negotiate with Yu Darvish, reportedly $51.7 million. Prior to this announcement, speculation had centered on Texas and the Toronto Blue Jays. The Rangers have 30 days to negotiate [...]
December 8th, 2011 •
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Don Nomura, the agent for Yu Darvish, tweeted Thursday morning that Darvish will be posted. With Albert Pujols going to the Angels in a monster deal, and nothing close on Prince Fielder and C.J. Wilson, attention will focus on Darvish, who will be posted in the next day. With Wilson likely not re-signing with the [...]
December 7th, 2011 •
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With the winter meetings underway in Dallas, Ken Rosenthal reports that Yu Darvish may not be posted until January, if at all. Darvish’s father Farsad, says it’s still 50-50 whether his son agrees to be posted to pitch in the United States. Rosenthal later adds that it is in Darvish’s best interests to decide soon to [...]