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Rangers In Contact With Former Royals GM Dayton Moore

By Simon Hampton | November 4, 2022 at 6:54pm CDT

Rangers general manager Chris Young has acknowledged he’s been in contact with former Royals general manager Dayton Moore and “would welcome” the opportunity to work with him, according to Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic adds that industry sources have continued to link Moore with the Rangers. Young pitched for the Royals between 2015-17 and won the World Series while Moore was GM there.

Moore began his front office career as a scout for the Braves, and worked his way up within that organization before the Royals hired him to be their GM in 2006. He held that position until 2021, rebuilding a roster that lost 100 games in his first season and went to the World Series in 2014 and 2015, when they won their second championship. He survived a change of ownership in 2019, and the Royals promoted him to president of baseball operations in earlier this year, but he was fired in September. After a number of years of rebuilding after their championship season, the Royals had looked to have taken a step forward in 2021 winning 74 games, but they fell back again in 2022 and wound up with just 65 wins.

It’s unclear what role the Rangers would have for Moore. Young stated they did not plan to hire a general manager below him, and Grant speculates that a senior advisor position seems most likely. If he does join, Moore would join a Rangers team trying to break out of a lengthy rebuild, having gone 68-94 in 2022 for their sixth-straight losing season.

 

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  1. .

    3 years ago

    9 years 80 mil. With escalators/incentives. 3 year mutual option for 30 mil a year.

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  2. Logistics Guy

    3 years ago

    I just Dayton Moore must be short on $$$ to take a step down. Not ever been the GM but a flukey title like Senior Adviser.

    How you know why the Rangers never win.

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    • Noah1005

      3 years ago

      After reading this comment multiple times, I still have no idea what you’re saying.

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      • ellisd19830

        3 years ago

        Logistical stuff.

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      • eric77471

        3 years ago

        I was thinking the exact same thing ellisd. My head hurts now from reading it again.

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      • kingkeg

        3 years ago

        Yeah… Me Too.

        Dayton personifies quality… As a person, a baseball mind andca businessman.

        He’s advisor to Chris Young, the former Royal pitcher who is currently the Rangers GM… Dayton, doesn’t need a paycheck.

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    • amjr

      3 years ago

      Not even Google translate can make sense of that gibberish.

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    • Deadguy

      3 years ago

      The Rangers had some damn good teams from 2009-2016? With 2014 being the only year with a sub par record? They don’t always lose? I like the fit with the rangers for Moore

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  3. Braves Butt-Head

    3 years ago

    Moore does deserve credit for building a world champion and a 2 time AL champion. His main down fall was not selling his players at the right time with guys like Whit Merrifield, Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas, and Lorenzo Cain outstaying their welcome and getting little to nothing for once great players.

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  4. Jacksson13

    3 years ago

    I thought they were interested in Dayton Hudson !!
    That move would be right on TARGET !!

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    • Holy Cow!

      3 years ago

      You must be a Dad!

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  5. LordD99

    3 years ago

    Smart move by the Rangers if it happens. Young is a new GM. Having someone with Moore’s experience around as an advisor will be helpful. It keeps Moore in the game as he awaits another opportunity. Cherington did it before landing with the Pirates. AA did it before landing with the Braves.

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  6. JoeBrady

    3 years ago

    Merrifield always baffled me. He had real good value, but KC waited until he had almost no value. They had 59 wins in 2019, but had some attractive trade assets in Merrifield, Soler and Duffy,

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  7. rolandveras

    3 years ago

    Moore would be a great hire. I’m happy with the direction of the Rangers. It’s nice to have some excitement for Ranger fans again.

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  8. mrperkins

    3 years ago

    Ok, I agree Dayton Moore was a pretty decent GM for this team. And he had built up success earlier either by skill or luck with those Braves clubs. He clearly messed things up at the end by failing to maximize on some player value. Let’s not compound that with a rehire. Good deal then and now, let it end.

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    • Dock_Elvis

      3 years ago

      Pretty decent yeah. Took a franchise dormant since 1985 and won consecutive league titles and a World Series with them.

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  9. zabat

    3 years ago

    Wrong Chris Young linked in article.

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  10. GarryHarris

    3 years ago

    What I think this article says is that Chris Young wants Dayton More to take on an advisory role until More can assume a President role of another team.

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