What should you do if you have the worst record in baseball?
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by user Hogpage
Give your 29-year old GM a f*cking contract extension.
As a Dallasite and a Ranger fan, this baffles me. Jon Daniels, 28-years old at the time, replaced John Hart in October of 2005 as the team's GM, and has not done shit since then. The Ranger's are home to the major leagues' worst record this year. At 26-43, the Rangers find themselves 17 1/2 games back of the Angels in the AL West weeks before the all-star break. Texas currently has a 6.13 team ERA, good enough for dead last in the American League.
Almost every trade that Daniels has marshaled has tantalized Ranger fans for the worse. His first terrible excuse for a trade was sending Alfonso Soriano to the Nationals for outfielder Brad Wilkerson, outfielder Terrmel Sledge and pitcher Armando Galarraga. Now this would go down in the record books for all-time worst trades in sports, if it wasn't for the the inclination to just get Soriano out of town. But we didn't know that Daniels would use the free-cap space to sign hurler, and hopeful ace, Kevin Millwood. Last year, Millwood's first year, he had a 12-16 record, and a 4.52 ERA. Not the kind of numbers you want from a guy you're paying $48 million dollars (four-year). Not to mention, he rebounds like the Bills in the Super Bowl. Millwood, who's really getting his money worth now, is 3-6 with a kick-me-in-the-balls 7.62 ERA. Thanks John.
Well, Daniels didn't stop pissing us off there. In December of 2005, he sent 6'10 pitcher Chris Young, who pitched his high school ball in Dallas and had a lot of potential, outfielder Terrmel Sledge, and first basemen Adrian Gonzales to San Diego for pitcher Adam Eaton, reliever Akinori Otsuka, and pitcher Billy Killian. Now, Otsuka actually helped the Rangers, filling an important reliever and closer role, and he is still presently on the team. Otsuka is 1-2 with a 2.03 ERA. He has struck out 22 batters while only giving up 9 walks. But that's about it for the trade. Chris Young went on to strike out 164 batters in 180 innings for the Padres. Young had a 3.46 ERA. Adrian Gonzales, who was anything but a throw-in, ended up batting .304 and hitting 24 home runs for San Diego. And, uhhhh.., that Adam Eaton guy? He only pitched 65 innings for Texas, and held a 5.12 ERA. He battled injuries his entire time in a Rangers uniform. And I don't even know who the fuck Billy Killian is. 'preciate it John. Not only did you give away our home-town hero, in Chris, who by the way knows how to throw a punch, we gave away a prized-bat. For what? Otsuka. There are thousands of Otsuka's out there.
It's miserable.
Oh one more. Last year, with hopes of bringing a big-bat to the heart of the Texas lineup, Daniels sent outfielder Laynce Nix, outfielder Kevin Mench (who I will always say is one of the most underrated baseball players in the league, plus he's got a ginormous head), and closer Francisco Cordero to Milwaukee for minor leaguer Nelson Cruz and big-boy Carlos Lee. Lee, who was supposed to be that big-bat, did not live up to expectations and left for Houston to roll around in $100 million. The Rangers caught a big-break in getting Houston's #17 and #35 pick in the draft. Nice, I don't know what we'd do without those. And Fransisco Cordero? He's just become Milwaukee's coveted closer, pitching his way to 26 saves, already, this year. He has 42 strikeouts in 30 1/3 innings pitched. Can't thank you enough Jon.
So why did the Rangers resign this kid? No fucking idea. ________ the Pig Pen http://hawgsports.blogspot.com
