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...
confidence level past starting strong year
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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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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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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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.
best external hoping internal options preparing
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.
active danny last shape trade wrong
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.
batting hits three
Three years with 200 hits and a batting title, and he's not satisfied.
soon
We'd like to get him up here as soon as possible.
beyond decision hope term year
We hope to make the decision at the end of the year that we want to keep him beyond the term of the deal.
fill options
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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Mark is an integral part of what we are trying to do here. He's the kind of person and player we want to build around.
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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.
acquire internal priority took top
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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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.