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 expect him to be a member of the club moving forward this season and next.
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That's the challenge I signed up for, ... I wouldn't expect anything less.
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There is no trade or pending trade despite reports to the contrary and we expect him to be here this year and at a minimum, next year. Since we acquired him from the Yankees, there has been endless speculation about where he might be headed. We have been consistent in saying that he is a piece of the puzzle we are putting together.
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I've made calls and received calls. A lot of notes and a lot of conversations. But at this point I don't expect anything to materialize.
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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.
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He can fill a role but on a team expecting to contender, he has to be able to do his part.
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This was a chance to address a need, ... If there are bold moves available that give us an opportunity to take big steps, we'll take them. I'm not sure what this signals other than the fact that we're looking to get better.
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We want to get his pitch count up, stretch him out and get him into the mix. He wants to start and we got him to start.
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We feel Mark is a long-term fit for us. It is the organization's intention for Mark to start and finish his career here.
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You grow up quick when you're a kid from Queens, riding the subway by yourself, ... You see things. You have an awareness of your surroundings. I think that made me a little more observant than I otherwise would have been.
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We've been clear and consistent that if he decides he does want to play, we'd love for him to be in Arlington.
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We are excited about what it means to our future, both short-term and long-term. He adds something to our club that we sorely needed.
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Fabio is like any other guy on the club. We want to see him contribute and pitch well at a level the club needs him to perform.
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Both have been very impressive. It's a balance between their development and recognizing they've gone out there and performed.