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NL Cy Young runner-up Yu Darvish came to the Cubs in 2018 amidst a lot of hype.
February 10, 2018. The Chicago Cubs had reached an agreement with free agent pitcher Yu Darvish. Six years for $126 million. Darvish had five MLB seasons under his belt since coming over to the United States from Japan. His resume included four All-Star appearances and a career 3.42 ERA, 3.30 FIP and 11.0 K/9.
Despite the woes of the 2017 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers, expectations were obviously high.