I'm a Yankee fan (waits for applause), but I'd take Darvish over Tanaka. Darvish has been elite for a longer period of time, has flirted with two no-hiitters this year, has double digit strikeouts five out of his last eight starts, and isn't a gopher ball machine.
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I'm a Yankee fan (waits for applause), but I'd take Darvish over Tanaka. Darvish has been elite for a longer period of time, has flirted with two no-hiitters this year, has double digit strikeouts five out of his last eight starts, and isn't a gopher ball machine.
Agreed. Tanaka is the benefactor of these MLB hitters not having seen much of him yet. A couple times through the league and he'll come back to earth and it will be up to him to adjust. But he does have the Yankee contingent in his favor right now.
Darvish just got a slightly later start and isn't going to have the record either of the other two guys will have. But he's damn good as long as he's up against anyone but Oakland.
Hell of a game last night, glad KC is moving on.
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