Dallas Morning News: Jon Daniels Q&A

Anytime any Ranger's rumors are posted I immediately read because this organization has the firepower to light up an offseason. I can't gauge as to whether Daniels will want to make a splash, or continue along the path of slow and steady hoarding of prospects.

With the A's we have already seen the cyclical turn of success run followed by rebuild, but the Rangers strike me as a team that would go for it if the right deal came in place.

If the Rangers were able to acquire frontline proven Major League pitching, I think they should go for it because they have depth in the organization to trade from. Will some of their arms pan out, sure, but distinguishing them is a difficult task. If the Greinke's and Cain's of the world actually become available it is imperative to inquire on them.

Long story short: do Ranger fans think Daniels will make a bold move or stand pat and keep rebuilding?

The Juice:

Daniels is such a clown hard telling what he'll do. I trade both Larid and Salty for Bowden and a similar pitcher, trade Blalock and Byrd for pitching. (Perkins ? T.Robertson ? is Niese untouchable ?)

Make those trades, sign an Ollie Perez; Holland and Feliz will be ready soon- all of a sudden the rotation is sound with a great lineup, and farm system still in place.

Unfortunately, Daniels is incompetent (Michael Schlacht a solid major leaguer LOL LOL LOL) why did the clown reporter even ask about him anyway ?

BBTM,

Yes, Teagarden is the now and future. I don't like Laird but some do- Daniels screwed up by not trading him at the break when he was at .306/.360/.437- he was awful the 2nd half.

Salty will be solid- .352 OBP in 200 ab's. He is only 23 and the way they messed with him- (sent to minors, benched for Laird, then Teagarden, Max Ramirez in and out) he had no chance to succeed.

i don't see the rangers trading teagarden, not only because he appears to be the frontrunner for the starting job down the road, but he's also a Texan, which the club loves.

i expect laird to end up in boston actually, probably with another random prospect, to acquire a pitcher. the juice, laird isn't too bad offensively (better than tek at least), so i say its an upgrade in that department. if the rangers can get buchholz (who's also a Texan), i say do it.

as for salty, i see him being traded as well, but i'm not sure where to. what about the yanks? don't know the kind of depth they have at catcher in the farm, but if posada only has a couple of years left behind the plate, it seems like a good investment to me, especially for the rangers, if they can land an ian kennedy (though it might have to involve a couple more players to get done).

also, with all the russell martin speculation now, what if the dodgers were in a deal for a catcher? again, dont know their farm depth, just an inquiry.

lastly, i think its very possible to package one of laird/salty in a bigger deal for a bigger name starter (who could pitch 1 or 2 in the rotation). but who might be on the market?

"I can't see the red sox dealing Lester, though Bowden, Masterson and Buchholz or Bard would prob. all be available if the right deal came along"
-Lester is as untouchable as anyone in baseball, and I seriously doubt they will even consider trading masterson.

-as for the other three they should definitly use them to try and acquire ramirez or salty, as laird is so-so and not exctly young and teagarden not being available

sign tek for 1yr although realistically it'll prob take 2 yrs