2025 Player Outlook

Darvish experienced a decline in strikeout rate for a fourth consecutive season, but he still continues to get solid results. He was able to post a 3.31 ERA, but an uncharacteristically low .245 BABIP may have helped him achieve those results. Durability is also becoming a concern as he enters his age-38 season. Darvish made just 16 starts last season after making 24 starts in 2023.