It sounds like Jake Arrieta isn’t the only one using Stephen Strasburg’s seven-year, $175 million deal as a template. According to FanRag’s Jon Heyman, that’s roughly the amount Yu Darvish, who currently has at least one nine-figure offer on the table, is seeking.
Whether he actually gets anything close to that is yet to be determined, but the Brewers appear to be a very serious participant in the race for his services. Not long after Ken Rosenthal reported that Milwaukee was unlikely to pursue another big-ticket free agent addition, mainly due to payroll constraints, owner Mark Attanasio said he was willing and able to add an arm.