After the rush of Yu Darvish stories yesterday, we're back to the holiday-time doldrums with the morning links...

Anthony Andro writes that the Rangers have finally made a splash this winter by winning the bidding for Darvish, after a quiet offseason that was making fans impatient...

T.R. Sullivan looks at the impact of winning the bidding for Darvish, suggesting that Matt Harrison could be on the block if the Rangers sign Darvish, given the high returns starting pitchers are bringing this offseason, and also going into alternatives the Rangers could pursue if they don't sign Darvish.

At ESPN, David Schoenfield compares the Rangers and Angels position-by-position.