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My spidey senses are tingling.  The Gimenez thing doesn't feel like a coincidence.

Well then.

Better than Cobb or Arrieta.

This has to be some good news . . .

Yu Darvish - S - Dodgers

Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press was told by a club official who has been in contact with the Twins front office that it's doubtful the team will be able to sign Yu Darvish.

Darvish's market appears to finally be heating up, which could take the Twins out of the running. "They aren’t giving him $150 million," the club official told Berardino. It's probably a stretch to expect Darvish to receive a $150 million deal, but the bidding could still go higher than what the Twins have in mind. It was reported Monday that the Cubs are having "active talks" with Darvish, but teams like the Brewers, Dodgers, Yankees, and Rangers are also in the mix here. The Twins have an obvious need for a starter, but they might have to pivot to a second-tier name like Alex Cobb or Lance Lynn.

I will say Darvish has been pretty active on twitter when rumors pop up to either confirm or deny them, but he’s been radio silent on this.

If it takes 5/125, I'm there - reluctantly.  That's probably the cutoff for me.  No 6th unless it's a club option with a small buyout or an almost impossible vest.

There was a Darvish/Brewers rumor yesterday, so I guess that’s the connection.

It’s probably nothing.

I get that, but I still don't see why they (and thus someone connected to them) would know before anybody connected to the Cubs.

If I were a poser trying to sound like an insider, saying "Darvish to the Cubs" is a decent bet.  Seems like the most likely place where he'd end up.

I can't imagine why someone connected to the Brewers would know who Darvish was going to sign with (other than the Brewers, perhaps).

But it isn't unusual for the Cubs Front Office to keep pretty strong radio silence on large deals.  I never heard any rumors about the Fowler signing before it was announced, nor had I heard anything about getting Russell from Oakland.  Most accurate Cubs rumors seem to come from the prospective free agent or from the potential trading partner, rather than from a Cub source.