"Within moments of Yu Darvish officially becoming a Texas Ranger on Wednesday, the tweets flowed to @fantasy411 asking about his fantasy value.

In an attempt to paint the broadest picture possible, I will break down where I believe he should be drafted in a 12-team 5x5 (wins, strikeouts, ERA, WHIP and saves), mixed non-keeper league.

In every mock draft I've been in, especially the three expert-league mocks I have participated in, Darvish was assumed to be with the Rangers. There was no speculation as to Darvish's value that was relative to his signing because we knew that if he didn't sign with Texas by Wednesday, he wasn't going to be drafted at all in 100 percent of non-keeper leagues for this season since he would have to return to the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters of Japan's Pacific League.

So, where should this guy go in a draft? In my mind, he is a No. 3 starter or a "soft" No. 2 with perhaps the potential to be an ace. If he is a No. 3, that makes him a top-36 starting pitcher and puts him on the outside looking in at the top 100 players overall. The tricky part, though, is figuring out when he starts becoming a good bet to jump from, say, the 36th-best starter to maybe the 24th, 25th or 26th."