Veteran pitcher Jon Lester has been around the block and knows the pressure of signing a big-time contract ($155 million with Cubs) like teammate Yu Darvish. Da Read Update »
Yu can pitch his way out of the doubts and skepticism from fans. The good news there is, pitching is what he does for a living. The bad news is that he has to grow thicker skin as an individual, and he seems to have a lot of problems with that. If he can learn to be mentally tough, it will make him a better pitcher. If he pitches scared (of getting bad press, fans riding him, etc) then he is in for a long hard season. He has to learn to be a fighter.