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Could Darvish Divorce Delay His MLB Aspirations?


By Chuck Johnson ~ November 23rd, 2011. Filed under: Digest Contributors, Japanese Baseball, New York Yankees.

I’m hearing Yu Darvish likely won’t be posted because of his ongoing divorce proceedings. Apparently, his soon to be ex-wife’s lawyer wants to make sure his MLB salary is counted towards her settlement, and has already filed two depositions delaying their court appearance. Obviously, Darvish and his agent don’t want to post until the divorce is final.

Mike Silva adds:

We have been discussing Yu Darvish this offseason as a possible option for the Yankees rotation. Back on November 7th I polled NYBD readers about what direction they would like to see Brian Cashman take with the rotation this offseason. As of this writing, 48% want to see the Yankees make Darvish their primary target. It appears this divorce situation could put off Darvish’s MLB aspirations.

MLB’s Anthony Castrovince reported that “the two were married in 2007 in what the Japanese press has called a ‘shotgun wedding,’ and Saeko’s (Yu’s wife) unbridled attitude and dress has reportedly clashed with the conservative viewpoints of Yu’s Iranian father, Farsad.

Earlier this week Farsad Darvish  said it was “50-50″ whether his son would be posted.

Right now, it appears Darvish as an option is very much up in the air… stay tuned.

If you like to hear Patrick Newman of NPB Tracker discuss Yu Darvish and provide a scouting report you can download his appearance on my radio show here. 

A life-long Yankee fan who counts among his fondest memories seeing “The Mick” play in person, Chuck is a long time member of SABR and the Minor League Alumni Association. A staff researcher for Retrosheet, and a former part-time scout with the Mariners, Chuck now works for the Milwaukee Brewers in their Spring Training Operations Office and holds a similar role in the offseason for the Arizona Fall League. Chuck's newest venture is as a staff writer for MLB.com's new minor league blog http://thefuturists.mlblogs.com, led by Senior Writer Jonathan Mayo. You can check him out there under user cjohns56 (same as Twitter), and on his soon to be launched personal website, www.mlbprospectpulse.com.
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3 Responses to Could Darvish Divorce Delay His MLB Aspirations?

  1. Daler
    November 27th, 2011 at 6:59 pm

    They gonna trade Montero to Japan Chuck? He probably can’t hit there either right??

  2. Mike Silva
    November 28th, 2011 at 11:32 pm

    Wow, look who is a day late and a dollar short, eh Chuck. But, of course, we make stuff up

    http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/28/yu-darvishs-posting-may-be-delayed-by-his-divorce/

  3. Chuck Johnson
    November 29th, 2011 at 12:11 am

    Yeah, pretty amazing how a “small blog” can have so much information, huh?

    I can’t speak for Frank or Joe, but I’ve personally never read Keith Law’s column.

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