MESA, Ariz. -- Saying he's in a better place both mentally and physically this spring, Chicago Cubs righty Yu Darvish is looking to rebound after a season to forget in 2018. Poor performance gave way to an elbow injury last season, but he says that's all behind him now.
Darvish was asked if things were weighing on him last year after signing a six-year, $126 million contract with the Cubs.
"At that time, I didn't say anything about that but definitely I was thinking about 'I have to do something for the Cubs' like win 20 games or something,'" Darvish said on Wednesday.