Darvish Out, Gallardo In

By A. Govea

March 16, 2015

With Ranger ace Yu Darvish out and Derek Holland coming of an injury, local boy Yovani Gallardo may need to become the Ranger’s number 1 ace. Yovani a graduate of Trimble Tech High School in Fort Worth is back for what seems for him and hopefully the Ranger faithful just in time. But is he up for the challenge?

Yovani is a 29 year old right hander that has compiled an 89/64 record with a 3.69 ERA in his 9 seasons in the league. He comes to the Rangers from the Brewers on his last year of a contract that pays him 11 and a half million a year. He joins former teammate Prince Fielder which last year was among the slew of Rangers that went down last season. During a spring training interview both Prince and Gallardo had only good to say about each other and stated not only were they friends but also their wives were as well. While this is all well and good it does not win games. What will win games is having them both perform at the level they have both done in the past, which not only will help the Rangers but them both continue to cash paychecks with plenty of zeros. As for the Rangers they may need some of the minor league promising players to move up. One such player is 2013 draft pick Chi Chi Gonzalez who is considered a long shot but has shown real promise in the Cactus League Play. There are a lot of ifs and buts to be worked for this season, but as for me I believe that this season will be better then what it looks like at first glance. And I believe that the local boy via his birth place of Michoacán, Mexico will factor big in this the 2015 campaign.