After a long wait, the Texas Rangers made it official on Wednesday, signing Japan’s best pitcher, Yu Darvish, to a six-year deal for $60 million.
Via Fox Sports Southwest
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January 17, 2012
ARLINGTON, Texas The Texas Rangers pitching staff has come so far over the last few years that not even future Hall of Famer Greg Maddux is sure what he has contribute.
Maddux began his job as a special assistant to general manager Jon Daniels on Tuesday by taking part in the winter development camp at Rangers Ballpark.
"This team's pretty good right now already,"...
The Texas Rangers' minor league system is as deep as ever going into the 2012 season. While the farm system is helping the club win at the major league level, the organization restocked by signing three of its top 20 prospects via the international free agent market last summer. Lone Star Dugout presents our top 50 Rangers prospects list entering the 2012 campaign.
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January 19, 2012
With the Japaranian sensation Yu Darvish making his Big League career official by signing with the Texas Rangers, I thought it appropriate to lay down some ground rules for the inevitable onslaught of awful puns that are certain to tattoo newspapers and interwebs around the world.*Note: All italicized examples come from Lone Star Ball’s Yu! Darvish Pun Sweepstakes, and commenter...
Via Terez Owens
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January 20, 2012
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Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish arrives at the departure gate of Narita Interational Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, to leave for Dallas.. I know Nolan Ryan is excited to get this guy signed, but what does it say when dude shows up in a weed shirt after you just gave him $60 million.-TO
Josh Hamilton Kills Deer During Offseason...
Via Dallas Sports Rant
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January 18, 2012
It’s official. Yu Darvish is a Texas Ranger. [Insert fist pump here] His agents and Rangers’ brass came to terms on a six year deal, worth $60 million.This, plus the $51.7 million posting fee the Rangers now owe the Nippon Ham Fighters, brings the total deal to just over $111 million, or about $18.7 million [...]
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January 19, 2012
After posing this question via twitter, a debate ensued between myself and several Met bloggers including our own Joe D. and Brandon Butler. I thought I would ask the MMO faithful this same query: Would you do anything to sign Josh Hamilton next winter? Even if it meant losing David Wright? Personally, I think it is something to consider.
Now that the Rangers have inked Japanese...
Via Miami Herald
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January 18, 2012
The Texas Rangers have agreed to terms with Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish on a six-year contract.
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January 18, 2012
The clubs were after the Japanese right-hander, who signed with the Texas Rangers for $60 million, since he was a teenager. But the pitcher followed an unwritten protocol and played first in Japan for several seasons.Clay Daniel remembers the first time he saw Yu Darvish in person. It was at a 2002 tryout on an island off the coast of Japan, when the lanky right-hander, who signed...
Via Big League Stew
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January 18, 2012
It doesn't matter whether it's the amateur draft or the posting system. Give a team and a player's representation any amount of time and they're likely to use every single second to get a deal done.
Whether it's a day, a week, a month or a year, the allotted time is irrelevant. All that matters is that the two sides play a half-hearted game of chicken while making...
Via Seattle Times
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January 18, 2012
Yu Darvish and the Texas Rangers agreed before Wednesday's deadline to a $60 million, six-year contract.
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