The Minnesota Twins have reportedly pondered a five-year deal to prized free agent starter Yu Darvish, per a report from Jon Morosi of MLB.com.
Yu’s suitors
According to the report by Morosi (and gleaned from other reports throughout the offseason), the Twins have discussed a five-year deal with Darvish.
That same report mentioned that the Chicago Cubs are still interested in Darvish, but that their limit is four years. The Los Angeles Dodgers may be willing to go to five years in a deal, but they will need to clear payroll space to avoid having to pay the luxury tax before signing Darvish, so multiple trades would need to happen before the Dodgers could move on Darvish.