"As if the market didn't seem bad enough already for Prince Fielder, there appears to be one less suitor for the slugging first baseman.

With the Rangers beating Wednesday's afternoon deadline in reaching agreement on a six-year, $60 million deal with Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish, it would seem there won't be enough money left in Nolan Ryan's coffers to add an offensive force who's seeking a deal of $100 million-plus.

The Rangers have had a void at first since shipping prospect Justin Smoak to the Mariners for the Cliff Lee rental in July 2010, but made it no secret Darvish was priority No. 1."