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Washington Defends Darvish's Pitch CountRon Washington is defending the 130 pitches he allowed Yu Darvish to throw against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night. Darvish had already thrown 104 pitches with the Texas Rangers holding a 9-4 lead after six innings when the right-hander was sent back out to the mound. "I saw the big lead," Washington said. "The lineup they got, it's not soft anywhere in it. Even though we had the lead, I wasn't comfortable. I felt like he needed to get us through the eighth inning to give our bullpen a break, and he certainly did that." Darvish, who threw 127 pitches two starts ago against Boston, said he wanted to keep going when Washington came up to him after the seventh inning and asked for another inning. "Wash asked if I could go longer, and he seemed like he wanted me to go longer," Darvish said. "I felt good. And I wanted to help the bullpen." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Ryan: Everything Going Well With RangersTexas Rangers CEO Nolan Ryan said in a radio appearance on Monday that things are going smoothly in Arlington following an offseason filled with questions about his future. Ryan appeared for close to 30 minutes on the "Galloway and Company Show" on ESPN-FM 103.3. He also addressed a developing situation in Houston, where Astros team president George Postolos resigned. Ryan was twice asked if he had any interest in talking to the Astros. He didn't completely overrule the possibility. "I don't think so, how's that?" he said when asked if he had any interest. "No, I'm sure they'll fill it with the right person." Ryan said things are going well for the Rangers, who are 24-13 and six games in front of Oakland in the American League West. "Things are going smoothly with the organization and with the relationships in the front office," Ryan said. Ryan was asked if he was ever close to leaving the Rangers during spring training. "Some days were better than others," he said. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Rangers Were Never Close To Signing LohseKyle Lohse, who signed with the Milwaukee Brewers on March 25, was never close to joining the Texas Rangers. A number of teams were weary of losing a first-round draft pick that would come with signing the right-hander. The Rangers were often linked to Lohse, but they never engaged in serious talks with Lohse. "Not close," general manager Jon Daniels said. "We maintained a dialogue. There were two things: One, that we wanted to see if there was a possibility if MLB would consider a sign-and-trade type deal to protect our draft pick, but he had a market where he didn't need to do that. And then, he had offers above what we would have considered, so we never made a proposal." Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Free Agent Rumor, Misc Rumor Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Asian-Born Pitchers Dominating This SeasonThere are currently nine Major League pitchers from Asia, born in either Japan, South Korea, or Taiwan. Through the first five weeks of the 2013 season, those nine pitchers have combined to dominate opposing hitters. Those pitchers are Yu Darvish, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Hisashi Iwakuma, Hiroki Kuroda, Wei-Yin Chen, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Kyuji Fujikawa and Hisanori Takahashi. Dave Cameron of Fan Graphs has put the combined pitching line of those nine pitchers against that of Detroit's Justin Verlander from last season. Click here: Maybe It's Time We Stop Underrating Pitchers From Asian Countries to view the comparable stats. Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Misc Rumor Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Dodgers Crushed Cubs, Rangers In Bidding For RyuThe Los Angeles Dodgers outbid the Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers this past offseason for the right to sign pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu. Los Angeles bid $25.7 million for Ryu, who then signed a $36 million deal with the Dodgers. Chicago bid $15 million, while Texas placed a $18 million bid. Via Buster Olney/ESPN (via Twitter) Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, Free Agent Rumor, Misc Rumor Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Rangers May 2013 Archive
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