You don’t know for sure whether someone is worthy of the title of No. 1 pitcher in a starting rotation until you see them under intense pressure.
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Yu Darvish proved once and for all he has the chops to be the ace of the Rangers' staff.
So even though Yu Darvish was clearly this club’s best pitcher the final few months of the season, there was still that unknown about the bright lights of the postseason. In what was essentially a Game 7 on Friday night – the first AL wild-card game where the winner advanced and the loser got the golf clubs out of the garage – Darvish showed he’s got what it takes to front this rotation in 2013.
