Torii Hunter is on his way to California to play for the Angels, and the Rangers are mulling their next options for an offseason that is only just beginning to heat up. Trades, free agency, the Japanese market, the Rangers are studying them all as they put behind them the disappointment of losing out on Hunter. The Japanese market in particular seems to be percolating. The Indians have signed reliever Masa Kobayashi, and the Royals are closing in on Yasuhiko Yabuta, but there could be much more coming across the Pacific. The Rangers are among the teams that have expressed interest in outfielder Kosuke Fukudome, but they also know there is free-agent pitching available, including starters Hiroki Kuroda and Kenshin Kawakami, as well as relievers Masafumi Hirai and Kazuo Fukimori.