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Rangers Executives Take Temporary Pay Cuts

By Steve Adams and Jeff Todd | April 3, 2020 at 9:58pm CDT

As clubs brace for the possibility of layoffs or staff reduction while revenue is halted, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports that several top-ranking Rangers executives have taken temporary ~20% pay cuts. The hope is to protect lower-level employees from being laid off or furloughed.

The salary reduction will hit the “top executive staff,” per Grant. That includes president of baseball operations Jon Daniels but not principal owners Ray Davis and Neil Leibman, neither of whom draws a salary. Further details aren’t known.

Whether and when the team will explore further cost-cutting efforts isn’t evident. We have yet to hear much from other teams around the league on this front. The situation is perhaps a bit different in Texas, as the club had been anticipating a massive revenue boost even as it pays (part of) the cost of its still-unused new ballpark.

By leaguewide agreement, all teams already decided to retain their usual salaried employees through the end of April. Players, of course, have been handled separately. And the slate of salaried employees generally does not include a large number of people you’d encounter during a typical trip to the ballpark. Teams each promised $1MM to hourly employees. But that left unaddressed the employees of third-party vendors. At least some teams have expanded their efforts to ensure some money flows to those workers.

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  1. Fire Jon Daniels

    5 years ago

    ‪Good on Jon and the guys to do the right thing‬

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  2. Breezy

    5 years ago

    Hat tip.

    1
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  3. stan lee the manly

    5 years ago

    There needs to be 29 other clubs following suit yesterday.

    2
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    • partyatnapolis

      5 years ago

      agreed

      Reply
  4. Ricky Adams

    5 years ago

    Damn, Rangers just showing all class, this week. Now can we start winning again, plz.

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    • User 1104686089

      5 years ago

      the lovable losers for the last few years. But at least we are classy about it lol!

      Reply
      • Ricky Adams

        5 years ago

        Yea, I’m not a fan of this ownership group.

        Reply
  5. MWeller77

    5 years ago

    So much respect for this. I’ll be cheering for the Rangers whenever play resumes.

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  6. 8

    5 years ago

    They deserve a raise

    Reply
  7. byrddude88

    5 years ago

    What a classy non-cheating organization.

    Reply
  8. The Ghost of Bobby Bonilla

    5 years ago

    Class act by Daniels.

    But at this point, I don’t see how there will be any season. Today, the Mayor of Cleveland said he’s banning any group gatherings through the entire summer.

    A completely idiotic decision by a completely idiotic Mayor, since the facts are changing at such a rapid pace, but that now effectively knocks one team out of even considering playing until September at least.

    A lot of very kneejerk actions being taken in this world, rather than patiently waiting for data and facts before acting accordingly. Strange times.

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    • jd396

      5 years ago

      Maybe they shouldn’t have any group gatherings over the summer at all, I don’t know, but there’s no point whatsoever in aiming that far out right now.

      Reply
    • JustCheckingIn

      5 years ago

      People are scared. Elected officials are trying to show how serious this is

      The beauty of a democracy is even tho he said something stupid on April 3, on June 15 he can…. change his mind!

      Or they can play without crowds…

      Idk why you react to someone acting over the top by taking it further over the top though lmao

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  9. Kevin28786

    5 years ago

    There will be a season. Cleveland obviously has an idiot for a mayor. There’s no basis in reality for such a decision at this point. Politicians aren’t the sharpest tools in the shed to begin with, and they love doubling down on stupid.

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    • i like al conin

      5 years ago

      Better safe than sorry makes a mayor idiotic? In a pandemic? C’mon. We’re all in this together.

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      • its_happening

        5 years ago

        Cleveland has had a long lineup of idiot mayors. Just look at the city as evidence.

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        • AssumeFactsNotInEvidence

          5 years ago

          I wish Cleveland could have a good classy mayor like Toronto used to have. Man that Rob Ford was a great mayor. Everyone smokes a little crack!

          Reply
        • its_happening

          5 years ago

          You didn’t need to tell us. We know you have a problem.

          Reply
  10. bigwestbaseball

    5 years ago

    That mayor is perfect in this decision, these posts are absolutely uneducated and misguided. Many many people are dying and this will not get less severe as summer weather takes hold. It has nothing to do with temperature etc. It will be impossible for any season to be played, there will be no baseball, basketball and even football. The year 3029 will be void of all normalcy. Most likely the people posting these ridiculously short sighted comments, do not practice social distancing. Until their is a vaccine, life as you knew it will not exist. In addition, it’s not only the elderly who are losing the battle with this. Be very concerned, this will get much worst and last longer than you have considered.

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    • The Ghost of Bobby Bonilla

      5 years ago

      yikes

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    • Kevin28786

      5 years ago

      Wow. Sounds like you should head up the task force. You obviously know more about this than anybody in the world! Turning the United States into a 3rd world country is a small price to pay, I suppose. Wonder what the difference would be if NY and say, Nebraska switched places?

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  11. bigwestbaseball

    5 years ago

    Typo, the year 2020. My apologies.

    Reply
  12. Briffle2

    5 years ago

    Houston’s ownership can take a cue from their neighbors. It might soften some hearts towards them, not mine, but maybe some people.

    Reply
  13. DarkSide830

    5 years ago

    certainly a nice move

    Reply
  14. its_happening

    5 years ago

    Well done Texas Rangers.

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