Will Venable, Yu Darvish Not Fans of Each Other

Thursday, March 8th, 2012

San Diego Padres outfielder Will Venable being the first hitter faced by $100 million Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish isn't exactly the kind of confrontation you'll be telling your grandkids about. Or even your coworkers. But that doesn't mean Venable and Darvish can't turn this into the kind of feud only ...

Even After Signing Darvish, Rangers Still Want Prince Fielder

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

The Texas Rangers made a big move Wednesday afternoon by signing Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish to a six-year, $60 million deal. When considering the posting fee paid just to negotiate with the right-hander, that means the Rangers spent over $110 million to get Darvish on board. After spending that kind of ...

Yu Darvish Has Plenty Of Suitors

Thursday, November 17th, 2011

One of the key baseball free agents this winter is Japanese starting pitcher Yu Darvish. The 25-year-old right-hander has spent the last few seasons pitching for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and is supposed to be posted for bidding at some point this offseason. When he is, a bunch of ...