I was looking at this video of Yu Darvish pitching, and I get the sense that he is part Tom Seaver and part Tim Lincecum. Like Seaver, Yu gets the knee of his push leg very close to the ground. Yu is more upright in his windup than Seaver, and like Tim Darvish hides the ball behind his leg. Overall, it’s a very good combination.
There’s a slight hitch in his delivery. I wonder if that could be called a balk.
Is he coming to MLB? Haven’t heard anything…where is he rumored to go?
@Sports_Vault » I have heard he will be posted this winter.
I’m a Nippon Ham Fighters fan, they have been saying, “Darvish will be posted this winter” since 2008 and every year it’s supposed to be a sure thing. Don’t get your hopes up. It’s 50/50 with him every year.