NEW YORK -- At the Dodgers' hotel on Friday afternoon, hours before he dazzled for seven scoreless innings at Citi Field in his Dodgers debut, Yu Darvish met with general manager Farhan Zaidi, the man who engineered the blockbuster deal with the Rangers that brought the electric right-hander to Los Angeles minutes before the non-waiver Trade Deadline.
Darvish and Zaidi went over how the righty would attack the Mets' hitters in his first start with a new team. They discussed pitch location and selection, how Darvish could best use his vast arsenal. Later, when Darvish arrived at the stadium, he would have the same discussions with his catchers, Yasmani Grandal and Austin Barnes.