The Rangers fully expect to sign Japanese right-hander Yu Darvish before Wednesday afternoon's deadline, which means they'll likely fall out of the race to sign Prince Fielder. Texas doesn't have a deal done with Darvish yet and talks could go down to the wire, according to team sources. The Rangers met with Fielder and agent Scott Boras on Friday, but the meeting was described as simply "preliminary." Texas wants to have a backup plan in place in the event that talks with Darvish break down.