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...
certainly decided expect good time
I certainly expect him to go out and have a good year. But with the things that had transpired in the past, we just decided that it was an appropriate time to go in a different direction.
ball extremely hoping threw
He threw the ball extremely well. That was encouraging to see. That's what we were hoping to see.
fifth highly presents trade unless unlikely
I'd say it's highly unlikely that we're going to trade for a starter. Unless the off-chance presents itself, R.A. will be the fifth starter.
best decision difficult interest season
I feel comfortable he made a decision in the best interest of his season and our season. I know it was difficult for him.
core extremely improved perfect saying teams tearing
I'm not saying we have the perfect roster or that we're the favorites. We're in an extremely competitive division, and the other teams have improved themselves, as well. But we were able to (improve) without tearing up the core of our team.
glad spot time
I'm glad we're down to one spot in the rotation, and we've got time to decide. It's time for them to show us something.
aspired ecstatic
I'm ecstatic about this. This is what I've aspired to be for a long time.
eye thinking risk
Keep your eyes open, take risks, and whenever possible, don't think of things the way everyone else does.
jobs reality agents
That's the reality, and you can't overlook it. Rod can be a free agent, but we don't want get ahead of ourselves. Rod is the starter now and at some point we'll address that. Rod's got the job and the experience and you hope Gerald learns from him.
team reality two
There's not a yes or no answer to that. We want to prepare as a team to be as good as we can be out of the gate. If two months into the season or when Roger makes a decision to come to Arlington, I'd love to sit down with Buck and decide whose spot he takes. In reality so much happens during the course of the season, I don't see it as a problem.
changed dynamics injury
The Eaton injury changed the dynamics of what we were working with.
chance changed circumstance leagues reasons sending succeed
The circumstances in the big leagues have changed but the reasons for sending them out haven't. We want to give them a chance to succeed and come at their own pace.
capable catching guys industry minority point premium tough
The industry is at a point where there's a premium on catching and it's tough to come by. I think we're in the minority where we have two guys capable of being the No. 1 guy.
All I can say is we're still interested.