Rangers CEO Nolan Ryan says he is "optimistic" that Texas will get a deal done with Japanese star Yu Darvish before next Wednesday afternoon's deadline. "My expectations are we'll get something done," Ryan said. "Where it stands today, I don't know. I've been in Phoenix all day and so I haven't talked to [general manager Jon Daniels]. It's a process, and so during the period when we negotiate we don't really talk about it. But I'm optimistic we'll get something done." The team is reaching the end of a 30-day exclusive negotiation window that started after they made a $52 million posting bid last month.