Jon Daniels
Jon Daniels
Jon Danielsis the current President of Baseball Operations and General Manager of the Major League Baseball team Texas Rangers. Daniels led the Rangers to 2 World Series appearances in 2010 and 2011. Under Daniels leadership the Rangers joined the Blue Jaysand the Yankeesas the only franchises to win back-to-back American League pennants in the last 22 years. When hired at age 28, he was the youngest GM in Major League Baseball at the time...
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We have no active trade discussions going. Danny didn't play last year; we need to see what kind of shape he is in. There's nothing wrong with competition.
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We're hoping for the best and preparing for everything else. We're going to look at our internal options and keep our external conversations going.
We are going to take a look at him. He wanted to be re-evaluated.
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We've had good reports on him the last couple of years. He's a tall (6-foot-4), athletic pitcher who throws strikes with all three pitches. He has a live arm and a chance to have an above-average breaking ball. He has an advanced feel for pitching.
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We've had enough dialogue that something could happen.
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We've had calls on a variety of guys, but there's no intent on our part to move him. For me, it's important as I get accustomed to this role to have an open and honest relationship with these guys. I didn't want David to focus on anything except what's in between the lines.
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We have a strong level of confidence in R.A., with what he's done in the past and the improvements he has made with his knuckleball. I'm very comfortable starting the year this way.
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Phil has come in to camp in great shape, and seems committed to staying there. We've got a commitment there, and we're going to give him every opportunity to make the best of it.
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When healthy, he adds a veteran to the rotation, a lefty in our park, and a strong presence in the clubhouse. And with the depth we've added to the pitching staff, we can afford to let him come back at his own pace.
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We want to let him get a sense of where we're at and the framework of some of the ideas we're going to mull over the next month.
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The sense of urgency is always there. Whether we made 20 moves or one, Buck will have these guys prepared to play hard everyday. I get paid to have a short- and a long-term perspective. Every night at 7:05, Buck and the team have a three-hour perspective.
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He's somebody that we think can help us. We got a quality pitcher and added a nice prospect.
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He threw the ball extremely well. That was encouraging to see. That's what we were hoping to see.
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Coco is healthy and his stuff is there. At this point, it's just a matter of harnessing that. I've got concerns in the short term.