MESA, Arizona — Where are all of you who thought Yu Darvish was going to have a terrible season because he walked four batters in his first spring outing?
I thought so. Crickets. Remember, this is a process, and the results of that first outing are virtually menaingless. Darvish had been on a mound for an actual game only twice since last May (two rehab starts) when he walked those four men last Monday.
In this start, his second of the spring, he looked really sharp. He walked one, but struck out three in two scoreless innings.