Yu Darvish is on the move, after all.
Yu Darvish is on the move, after all.
Minutes after Darvish posted a picture of himself standing next to his Rangers locker on Twitter, Texas traded the four-time All-Star to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday.
The Japanese-born right-hander posted a caption of “10min!!!” with his Twitter selfie, a reference to Monday’s impending 4 p.m. ET non-waiver trade deadline.
Texas received outfielder Willie Calhoun, right-hander A. J. Alexy and infielder Brendon Davis in exchange for Darvish.
Fox Sports was first to report the trade.
Darvish, 30, bolsters a red-hot Dodgers squad that boasts the best record in the majors (74-31) and is currently without injured ace Clayton Kershaw (back) . He is 6-9 with a 4.01 ERA and 148 strikeouts through 22 starts this season.
In five major league seasons, Darvish has posted a 52-39 record with a 3.42 ERA and 960 strikeouts in 122 career starts, all with Texas.
Darvish led the American League in strikeouts with a career-high 277 in 2013. He originally signed with the Rangers on Jan. 18,2012 after spending seven seasons with the Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan.
To create room on the 40-man roster for Darvish, the Dodgers designated infielder/outfielder Mike Freeman for assignment.
Los Angeles also acquired left-handed relief pitcher Tony Watson from the Pittsburgh Pirates for right-handed pitcher Angel German and infielder Oneil Cruz.
Watson, 32, went 5-3 with a 3.66 ERA and 10 saves over 47 relief apperances this season with the Pirates.
Additionally, the Dodgers landed veteran left-handed reliever Tony Cingrani in a deal with the Cincinnati Reds .
The 28-year-old Cingrani was 0-0 with a 5.40 ERA in 25 relief apperances with Cincinnati before the trade.
Texas made one other lesser deal before the deadline, shipping right-hander Jeremy Jeffress to the Milwaukee Brewers for right-hander Tayler Scott.
