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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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.
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Coco had a good year for us last year. But he had set his own bar so high the year before, that's why some people may have been looking for more.
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Thirty teams believe they have a chance. Some are more realistic than others but it's a very positive time of the year.
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This is a big holiday gift from Tom Hicks to Texas fans today.
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Our internal discussions, from Day 1, were to do what it took to acquire a front-line pitcher. That was our top priority and still is.
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Juan had something like six out of eight quality starts at the end of the year, and that's not counting 10 strikeouts earlier against the Yankees. There's no denying the ability. As he continues to mature, we'd like to look at him as someone we can rely on. If you look at the back end of the rotation guys around the league, he could be in the upper echelon.
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I will have some different ideas from how we've done things in the past. I will have some creative ways that we will look at things. But we are not going to stray from the good things we've built here.
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He's doing well down there. He's playing third base today, but he's been playing mostly second base. One of his strengths is his versatility, but he's just not versatile. He's good defensively at a number of positions.
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He's doing very well. That was a calculated risk ... not putting him on the roster, but he's starting to pitch well. He has a big fastball and one of the best breaking balls in the system. It wouldn't surprise me if we have a need, he could help us this year.
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We looked for durability and consistency. In today's game, 200 innings is the benchmark that defines consistency and durability. The inherent value is that it takes you directly from the starters to the back end of your bullpen. It allows you to bypass the more unpredictable parts of the pitching staff.
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He was converted from third base to second because he doesn't have big power but our scouts say he can hit. He has good makeup.
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He will be a source of creativity and ideas now and in the future. I am excited about someone with his knowledge and skills joining our baseball operations staff.
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He was a candidate to be a fifth starter and he was here late in camp for a reason. I was hoping we wouldn't have to go to our protection starters this early, but that's happened.
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He was able to command it better than he has and he was able to manage the game better.