  The two-time defending AL champions were so impressed that
they have invested more than $111 million to acquire Japan's
best pitcher. They made a record posting bid and then used just
about every minute of a 30-day negotiating window to reach an
agreement Wednesday with Darvish on a $60 million, six-year
contract.  "The thing that stood out probably is just his
passion for the game and trying to be the best he can possibly
be," said Rangers President Nolan Ryan, a Hall of Fame pitcher.
"He's probably the most upside player I've ever seen come out of
Japan."   "It's all about winning," general manager Jon Daniels
said. "We saw a guy that we felt was built to pitch innings.
It's a classic pitcher's build. He has a real commitment to his
conditioning and work ethic and a lot of intangibles that we
think will lend him to pitch innings and at a high caliber for a
period of time."    "He's really thrilled to be coming here,"
said Arn Tellem, one of Darvish's agents. "This is where he
wanted to be, and he was hopi