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Texas Rangers: Why extending Jon Daniels was the right move

By Travis Koch

ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 5: General Manager Jon Daniels of the Texas Rangers speaks with members of the press before the American League Wild Card game against the Baltimore Orioles on October 5, 2012 at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 5: General Manager Jon Daniels of the Texas Rangers speaks with members of the press before the American League Wild Card game against the Baltimore Orioles on October 5, 2012 at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) /
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ARLINGTON, TX – APRIL 27: Josh Hamilton, outfielder for the Texas Rangers, and Jon Daniels, Texas Rangers President of Baseball Operations and General Manager, talk with the media at Globe Life Park on April 27, 2015 in Arlington, Texas. Hamilton was acquired from the Los Angels in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

Jon Daniels has earned another go at it

It’s safe to say Jon Daniels got a little too trigger happy in the following years after the back-to-back World Series appearances. His eyes got real big and that led to short-term acquisitions and, as a result, he shipped away an absurd amount of young arms. Hence, the crazy number of pitchers the Texas Rangers drafted just a week ago.

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General Managers make mistakes, that’s the nature of the business. He’s made his fair share of mistakes, but he’s also GM’d the team to great success. It just so happens the success is the part in the past. The extension will give Daniels another go at turning a rebuilding project into World Series runs. He already turned the team from bad to great once, why wouldn’t he be able to do it again?

The difference is he is no longer a young GM that is testing his capabilities. Ownership will give him one last chance to work his 2006-2012 magic. If he can’t get the Texas Rangers into playoff shape over the next three years, then it may be time to move on.

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As for this moment, extending him was the right move. He is capable of being a top GM in baseball. He just has to learn from his mistakes and move forward.

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