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Yu Darvish and Brad Hawpe Analysis

Found January 22, 2012 on Texas Rangers Trades:
PLAYERS: Yu Darvish,  Brad Hawpe,  Mitch Moreland,  Prince Fielder,  Edgar Renteria,  Miguel Tejada,  Mike Gonzalez,  Juan Cruz,  Michael Wuertz,  Wade Davis,  Matt Garza
TEAMS: Texas Rangers,  San Diego Padres,  Milwaukee Brewers,  Cincinnati Reds,  San Francisco Giants,  Tampa Bay Rays,  Oakland Athletics,  Chicago Cubs

This week I will provide my analysis on both of the Rangers’ moves this week, the signing of Yu Darvish, and the signing of Brad Hawpe. I also provided a look-ahead for the rest of the offseason. This post will be a fairly short one as I was gone all of Saturday at a church retreat.YU DARVISH: I really like this signing, as I think Yu is a future ace, and the Rangers are getting him right at the beginning of the prime of his career at age 25. He has a career 1.99 ERA in Japan, including an ERA of 1.44 this past season. Scouts have said that he has 7 pitches, including 2-3 great ones. He has great command of his fastball, which is normally at about 93-95 mph. He also is supposed to be a hard worker with a lot of drive and determination. I think that he will be one of the top 5 pitchers in baseball in the very near future, and if he is that, then 6 years and $110 million will be a bargain. GRADE: A, it is very hard to get aces to sign here in Texas with the hitter’s ballpark and with ...
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