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.
embrace next outing seemed starting step support time
We told him that we support him but it's time to step it up. We're starting to make decisions. He seemed to embrace that. We'll see how his next outing goes.
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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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He is a youthful starting pitcher with an excellent track record that includes an All-Star selection, and will bolster our starting rotation.
given instead sitting somebody starting
I like the idea that on any given day, we could have somebody who should be starting instead sitting on the bench.
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.
build integral mark player trying
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.
built creative good ideas stray ways
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.