Because there's no real reason to ramp Yu Darvish up to make a couple of starts at the end of the year for the worst team in baseball, and possibly risk something worse than inflammation, the Rangers have officially announced that Darvish's season is over.
Yu Darvish is officially shut down for the season, says general manager Jon Daniels. #Rangers
— Jeff Wilson (@JeffWilson_FWST) September 6, 2014
This is clearly the right call, in my opinion. Despite calls from the local media proclaiming Darvish a quitter, there are real baseball reasons to avoid having Darvish pitch again this season. There would be nothing gained from having Darvish fight to come back the last week of the season. Arm injuries are scary. Get healthy, Yu and we'll see you in 2015.
Anthony Andro has a bit of video of GM Jon Daniels' presser on the news:
Rangers GM Jon Daniels talks about Yu Darvish decision. https://t.co/mNGwbiAfSC
— Anthony Andro (@aandro) September 6, 2014