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Morosi reports that the Darvish negotations are going well, and that the Rangers expect to sign him. This confirms that they were not factors for Prince Fielder.
Remember to adjust for P.R.-speak. If the Rangers publicly say, "Sure, things are going fine," they're no longer scared of Darvish pulling any funny business (and using the remark to the Rangers' disadvantage).
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Also the Marlins are slobbering over Cuban sensation Yoenis Cespedes, further burying the Marlins as a factor in the Prince melodrama.
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Boras is running out of bushes to hide behind. There's a tumbleweed in Washington that is saying, "Well, maybe if he takes 70 cents on the dollar," and other than that it's just wind and cold.