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Why signing Yu Darvish would have been a waste of money for the Rangers

Jean-Jacques Taylor, Cowboys insider for NBC 5 in Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS-TV) and host of J Dub City 9 a.m.-1 p.m. weekdays on 103.3 KESN-FM, answered your questions in a live chat recently. Here are some highlights.

Question: After seeing Yu Darvish sign a six-year, $126 million deal with the Chicago Cubs, did the Rangers make the right choice passing on him?

JJT: If I had told you before the season that the Rangers could‘ve signed Yu Darvish for $21 million a year over six years, I have no doubt all Rangers‘ fans would‘ve jumped on it.