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A thought that crossed my mind as I read PositivePauly's take above, and his thoughts on whether having Texas sign Fielder may force us ultimately to trade Felix away...
 
IF Texas (specifically Texas) were to nab Fielder, thereby rendering our choice of upgrade paths to be middling at best, then the best thing for the M's may be to trade Felix - after going all-in to acquire Darvish.
 
Let's assume that the M's are in fact interested in picking up Fielder. They have $$ to spend...but Fielder ultimately jumps to Texas for whatever reason.
 
M's then take the boatload of money they were going to offer Fielder, and throw a metric tonne of it at Darvish and his posting fee. Sign Darvish, then...
 
Trade Felix for the piece or pieces that we are missing, presuming once again that we're talking about MLB proven players. No rebuild, just retool. Yes, you're trading away the face of the franchise, but bringing in a possible new one. No towel throwing-in...