The Red Sox seem lukewarm to the idea of bidding for Japanese right-hander Yu Darvish. Darvish, 6-foot-5, was 18-6 with a 1.44 ERA for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters of the Pacific League last season. The Blue Jays, Rangers and Yankees are expected to be serious bidders for the import. "I'm not sure the timing this offseason puts us in a position to be the most aggressive team," Boston general manager Ben Cherington said. "But he's a good pitcher and we have a lot of respect for him. We'll certainly discuss it and figure out if a [bid] makes sense. "But we've got a lot of [financial] commitment to the starting rotation and feel pretty good about the front end of our rotation."