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Dodger Blue > Dodgers News > Dodgers News: Kenley Jansen Wonders ‘Why Not’ Trade For Yu Darvish?
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Dodgers News: Kenley Jansen Wonders ‘Why Not’ Trade For Yu Darvish?

Matthew Moreno
July 25, 2017
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A report late last week indicated the Texas Rangers had begun the process of gauging the market for a potential Yu Darvish trade. At the time, the Rangers were mired in a season-worst tying five-game losing streak. They responded to win three straight before falling to the Miami Marlins on Monday.

Although Darvish would join a crowded group of rental starting pitchers who are available, the right-hander vaults to the top of that list when evaluated on talent. The Los Angeles Dodgers were named among the teams with reported interest in Darvish.

That came prior to Clayton Kershaw officially being diagnosed with a lower back strain. He’s expected to miss at least four weeks.

The prospect of the Dodgers potentially trading for Darvish is one that Kenley Jansen endorsed, via Bill Plunckett of the Southern California News Group:

“Why not? I would say – why not? … Everybody wants luxury in their life. Everybody wants to drive one day a Ferrari – so why not if you can get a guy like Yu Darvish? But it’s not our decision. We know we have a great team. We believe this team can do the job and win a World Series.”

In spite of the Rangers beginning the process of determining what they could receive for Darvish, they reportedly are informing teams the 30-year-old is not available. That presumably is tied to Texas not yet being out of the American League Wild Card race.

If the Rangers are to trade Darvish to the Dodgers, they reportedly would want two of their top four prospects (Yadier Alvarez, Walker Buehler, Willie Calhoun and Alex Verdugo). Los Angeles has generally avoided trading their top prospects during president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman’s tenure.

In addition to the Dodgers, the Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros are among the reported teams with interest in Darvish.

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ByMatthew Moreno
Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Executive Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com
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