Yu Darvish

Darvish's season was a tale of two halves. He was utterly unplayable to begin the season, tallying a 1.56 WHIP through May and walking roughly six batters per nine innings. But Darvish pulled out of it and then some, walking only seven batters over his final 14 starts, during which he had a 2.95 ERA and 0.83 WHIP. Can you fully trust Darvish? Probably not? But should you expect him to pitch closer to his second half than his first? For sure.

Yu Darvish throws 'new pitch' in Saturday's intrasquad game

Yu Darvish threw his new pitch, a two-seam, splitter hybrid in Saturday's intrasquad game. Darvish called the new pitch the "Supreme."

Fantasy Impact

Darvish has around 10 pitching variations and will now have "The Supreme" to add to his arsenal. He was dominant in his last 24 starts, owning a (4-5) record with a 3.58 ERA, 0.92 WHIP and a 192:29 K:BB across 146 innings. Darvish has the potential to be a fantasy ace and is currently 19th among all pitchers in the latest expert consensus rankings.