MESA, Ariz. -- Chris Gimenez remembers when he first met Yu Darvish. They were teammates with the Rangers, and the catcher was terrified of the pitcher.
"He'd walk by you and stare at you and not say a word," Gimenez said.
But the two developed a close relationship that has included their share of arguments, and Gimenez's approach may help the Cubs' catchers work with Darvish.
"I give him credit -- coming to a new country and learning English and dealing with all the pressure he had on him, he did well," said Gimenez, who was Darvish's teammate in 2014-15.