Twitter Quickies: Yu Darvish bonanza

The bidding on Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish closed late yesterday afternoon.  The Blue Jays are rumored front-runners along with the Texas Rangers.  Here’s what Twitter’s saying:

Evan Grant  @Evan_P_Grant
The “buzz” is that Toronto had whopper of offer on Darvish. Many reasons for Jays to bid more than $50mm. Believe Rangers bid. Prob. in $40s”

JIM BOWDEN  @JimBowdenESPNxm
“Rangers, Blue Jays, Yankees & Cubs all submit bids for Yu Darvish…MLB expected to announce winning bid on Thursday Morning”

Jasmine Sadry @JasmineSadry
“According to ESPN’s Buster Olney, per three MLB executives, the #Rangers and #BlueJays are candidates to win the #YuDarvish bidding.”