When Yu Darvish signed his massive deal back with the Chicago Cubs in February of 2018 there was much talk about the opt-out in his contract after two years. If Darvish wanted to test the free-agent market again this would be his chance to.
Coming into 2019 the idea of Darvish opting out of his deal was a non-story because of the disappointing debut campaign for Darvish. In 2018 Darvish only appeared in eight games posting a 4.95 ERA before being shut down for the year with an elbow injury.
Coming into 2019 Darvish was a real wild card.