Yu Darvish can probably scratch the Houston Astros off his list of suitors.
The Astros, the reigning world champs, added to their deep starting rotation Sunday by acquiring right-hander Gerrit Cole from the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Texas Rangers figure to see him a least a couple times in 2018 over the 19 games the American League West rivals will play.
The Rangers, meanwhile, are stuck in neutral. They haven’t made a significant acquisition since the December trade for Matt Moore to finish off the starting rotation. That’s how they see the rotation, anyway, barring something dramatic happening with the free-agent market.