MLB Trade Rumors: Yu Darvish is heading to the San Diego Padres from the Chicago Cubs in a seven player deal, per multiple reports. The former Ranger ace is being sent, along with Victor Caratini, his personal catcher, to the Padres in exchange for starting pitcher Zach Davies and four minor leaguers, three of whom have never appeared in a professional game, while the fourth hasn’t appeared above complex league.
We have talked about Darvish before — he was terrific in Texas, then had Tommy John surgery, wasn’t quite as good after he returned, was traded to the Dodgers at the 2017 trade deadline, pitched well for them then got rocked twice by the Houston Astros in the World Series.