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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He is the highlight of many late-afternoon casual conversations in the clubhouse.
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He is a youthful starting pitcher with an excellent track record that includes an All-Star selection, and will bolster our starting rotation.
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He is a front-line starter and has taken the ball in big games.
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There is a hunger level on the team and we want to see what we can do. This is not a perfect roster or win-at-all costs situation. We have the opportunity for the next few years to continue to put out a competitive club.
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My mind-set right now is if we have a hole, we'll have to fill it. We have a lot of options to consider.
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I just encouraged him to take a little extra time now rather than have issues down the road. I just told him to take care of himself because his health is important first.
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His credentials on the field speak for themselves. As much as anything, what attracted us to Kevin were the intangibles -- his character, his makeup and person on and off the field. We did our homework and we heard the same thing -- terms like 'bulldog,' 'tenacious,' 'competitor,' and 'great around young pitchers.' These are all things we are ecstatic about as we go forward.
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By the nature of his injury, it's going to be tough to get him stretched out as a starter.
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In the short term, this is the first camp where he has been completely healthy and we have a chance to evaluate him. He has taken good care of his back. I'm encouraged with the effort level and how much he has worked on his defense.
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I haven't been contacted, the Rangers haven't been contacted and I haven't had a chance to talk to Coco. We support him and whatever decision he makes. I understand he's under some pressure with national pride at stake.
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I like the idea that on any given day, we could have somebody who should be starting instead sitting on the bench.
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It was hard to trade David. He has been with us for two years; he has a strong relationship with the players and the community. He was pretty shocked.
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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 pitched his butt off for Cleveland down the stretch last year.