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1) Yu Darvish will not only be a top-10 starter, but he'll finish in the top-3 in the AL Cy Young voting
Last night made two dominant starts in a row, as Darvish just had his way with the Blue Jays lineup (E5 excluded). From a pure pitching perspective, it's just silly what he can do with a baseball. He just looks like he's toying with hitters out there. From a fantasy perspective, the Rangers are going not only win a ton of games behind their offense, but their defense has been great -- posting the 4th best UZR in baseball so far this season. I know the popular theory is that he'll melt in the Texas heat this summer, but I'm not buying it.
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