The Rangers have been low-balling Japanese free-agent pitcher Yu Darvish in contract talks thus far. Texas is hoping he'll agree to a deal worth less than the $75-80 he is seeking. However, Jim Bowden of ESPN.com writes that "Darvish is such a competitor that he won't be afraid to return to Japan if the Rangers don't at least offer him a C.J. Wilson-type contract (five years, $77.5 million)."