It’s nearly impossible to overstate the performance of Yu Darvish this season, a career year for the 34-year-old righty.
- Career-low ERA (2.01) and FIP (2.23)
- A 6.65 strikeout-to-walk rate, easily the best of his career
- His best-ever WHIP (0.961)
- With a 221 ERA+, Darvish nearly doubled his previous best, set in 2013, when he finished second in AL Cy Young voting.
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His league-leading FIP could be the difference this year, as Darvish is considered by some as the favorite to win the award given annually to the league’s best pitcher.