"Real English 27-give props to"

I have to give props to Yu Darvish.


"Give props to (someone)" means "to praise (someone), take one's hat off to (someone), acknowledge (someone's) excellence or superiority," etc.


Yu Darvish has been superb so far this year.
He has already exceeded many peoples expectations.
But not mine.
I predicted before the season that he would get 18 wins.
He is on pace to do that, if not more!


As of today, he has 10 wins, has stuck out 117 people, and leads the voting for All-Star votes.
You can't ask for more than that.


Concerning his 10 wins, I will admit that there have been some games in which he didn't pitch so well, gave up four or five runs, but still won because of his team's VERY GOOD offense. But, on the other hand, there have been some games in which he pitched very well, only gave up a run or two, and still got the loss.  So, it's even I think.


What do you think about Yu Darvish this year?  How about the other Japanese players in the Major Leagues?