The Texas Rangers organization got an early Christmas present today getting full rights to sign Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish.
It was announced today that the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters of the Japan Pacific League acceptd the offer from the Rangers.
Darvish had a tremendous year last year going 18-6 posting a 1.44 ERA with 276 strikeouts.
Darvish is 6 foot 5 and is said to have a seven-pitch arsenal with incredible command.
Darvish has a career record of 93-38 with a 1.99 ERA in Japan and should help upgrade an already solid Rangers rotation.
The sensational pitcher won the Eiji Sawamura Award for being the best pitcher in Japanese professional baseball after winning 15 games and posting a 1.82 ERA.
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