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As the Yu Darvish deadline hits the final stretch a lot of the Ranger hype has gone conservative like Jason Garrett in the red zone.
Funny to see the people that hyped Yu Darvish as the second coming and threw parties when the Rangers paid nearly $52 million just to negotiate with him now say that expectations need to be realistic when (and if) he arrives in the states.
Darvish has been sold as a 25-year-old, MLB ready stud since day one. Anything less than a top-line MLB starter right away should be considered disappointing.
What should make the Rangers faithful even more nervous is the fact that a lot of teams with deep pockets stayed out of the negotiations all together. Trust me, if any of the teams with deep pockets felt they were getting Josh Beckett-like ace they would've placed a bid.
Darvish will be a great investment for the Rangers from a business perspective. Yu will bring money to the DFW.
However, on the field Yu is and always has been a risk.
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