26-year old righty starting pitcher Yu Darvish finished in 3rd place in the A.L. Rookie of the Year vote and he also finished #9 in the Cy Young vote. Darvish also made the All-Star team in 2012. Darvish pitched in 29 games (all starts) for the Rangers last year and he was 16-9 with a 3.90 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP. Darvish gave up only 156 hits and he whiffed 221 batters in only 191 1/3 innings last year, but he also walked 89 batters and that is way too many. Darvish can make a serious Cy Young run in the near future if he just starts throwing more strikes.

The Rangers have re-signed 24-year old righty reliever Johan Yan to a minor league deal. Yan played in 45 games (0 starts) in AA+AAA-ball for the Rangers last year and he was 1-1 with 11 saves, a 3.98 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP. He has now pitched in 129 games (0 starts) in his first four years in the minors and he is 9-9 with 26 saves, a 3.35 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP. Yan will likely start 2013 in AAA-ball for the Rangers.