Will the Reds gamble on Yu?
Yu Darvish is the big news right now and everyone wants to know who will land this great pitcher. I wonder if Cincinnati Reds will even send in an offer. I highly doubt it, but it sure would be a nice treat to hear they did. It would of course be their biggest news this whole offseason.
Yu has pitched 4 seasons for Nippon Ham Fighters in the Japan Pacific League where he has a 58 – 22 record with 98 games started and 792.1 innings pitched getting 807 strike outs and only allowing 185 walks. He has also only allowed 34 home runs which would be a very nice plus if he came to Great American Ball Park. This whole offseason I have kept my dreaming in check and not once did I ever suggest the Reds were big players for any free agents until now. I think it is time the Reds take another big chance and get Yu Darvish. They have Aroldis Chapman, why not get Yu too.
Yu Darvish
Year Age Tm Lg Lev W L ERA GS CG SHO IP SO WHIP 2007 20 NipponHam JPPL Fgn 15 5 1.82 26 12 3 207.2 210 0.828 2008 21 NipponHam JPPL Fgn 16 4 1.88 24 10 2 200.2 208 0.897 2009 22 NipponHam JPPL Fgn 15 5 1.73 23 8 2 182.0 167 0.896 2010 23 NipponHam JPPL Fgn 12 8 1.78 25 10 2 202.0 222 1.015 4 Seasons 58 22 1.81 98 40 9 792.1 807 0.909
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Generated 12/13/2011.
2r2d
Darvish is going to be one heck of a pitcher. I don’t believe that Japanese players coming to the US are all bad. I think he’ll end up being a solid #2 pitcher. As for who lands him, I’m gonna have to go with the Rangers, Red Sox, or Yankees, just because of the money.
-Nate
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It will be interesting to see how much it costs just to talk with him. I just hope he lands on a team outside of the Central division in the National League. The Reds have a hard enough time with the pitchers already here.