I'm expecting a one-stop tour, and he's there.
http://espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/story/_/id/7459914/reports-prince-fielder-dallas-talking-texas-rangersReports: Prince Fielder talks to Rangers
Free-agent slugger Prince Fielder is in Dallas to meet with the Texas Rangers at an area hotel, according to multiple media reports.
According to USA Today, the former Milwaukee Brewers first baseman and Rangers general manager Jon Daniels were in the lobby of the hotel.
The Rangers are one of a handful of teams interested in the top hitter remaining on the free-agent market, but according to USA Today, the meeting should not be taken to mean that they are the favorite. According to CBSSports.com, Fielder has embarked on a tour of teams.
Fielder obviously makes sense for the Rangers, given their lack of production at first base in recent years and the fact that he's a power, left-handed bat. The question is what kind of contract he would command. ESPN.com's Buster Olney tweeted that one executive believes the Rangers, Nationals and Cubs have been holding out for a contract structure of six years with an opt-out after three years at $22 to $24 million a year.
The Rangers are also in negotiations with Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish and could likely afford both at those terms.