Tuesday Morning Rangers Notes: 32 Hours And Counting

A few things out there this morning, as we all wait for something of significance to happen with Yu Darvish:

● The Rangers still expect that they will get a deal done with Yu Darvish before Wednesday's 4:00 p.m. CST signing deadline, provided that everyone -- according to sources -- remains "fair and reasonable"; however, they are not expecting to sign Prince Fielder assuming that they finish the Darvish deal, and "might" only turn their attention towards Fielder in the unlikely event that the Darvish deal falls through; the Rangers have also inquired on Roy Oswalt, but he is considered to be part of the backup plan that would be activated only in the event that Darvish is not signed; to sum it all up, the company line is that Fielder is only an option if the Rangers don't sign Darvish (T.R. Sullivan, MLB.com)

● Evan Grant believes that the Rangers will (a) sign Darvish to a five- or six-year deal with an average annual value between $10-11 million and (b) sign Roy Oswalt, and would have to (c) offer Prince Fielder a seven-year deal in order to get something done on that front; he also remarks that it's "very, very clear" that Fielder wants to be a Ranger, based upon the fact that he's held out from signing for so long (Dallas Morning News)

● Josh Hamilton's father-in-law has bowed out of his expected role as Hamilton's full-time accountability partner, citing family reasons; though Hamilton is apparently now saying that he doesn't need an accountability partner, the Rangers are expected to name somebody to that role in the near future anyway (Richard Durrett, ESPNDallas.com)