How
Jon Daniels ruined the Texas Rangers (Part 2)
The Texas Rangers season has gotten
off to a rocky start and many fans wonder if it is time to hit the panic button
yet. This three-part series gives the reasons why this season is a disaster and
why it is the GM’s fault. Part One was the Bad Contracts given out, Part Two is
the Trading of the Farm System for rental players, and Third is the undefined
roles of pitchers and poor player management.
Now it’s time for the Second
installment: The Gutted Farm System.
The trade that will haunt Jon
Daniels the most was the Matt Garza trade from 2013.
Daniels sent, P Justin
Grimm, P Neil Ramirez, 3B Mike Olt, and #5 prospect P C.J. Edwards to the Cubs
for two months of mediocre pitching from Matt Garza. Garza bolted for Milwaukee
in the off-season and now the Cubs have their starting third-baseman Mike Olt,
(9 HR’s) and two relievers in Neil Ramirez (0-1 0.77 ERA) and Justin Grimm (1-2
3.00 ERA).
The Rangers gave up four of their Top 15 prospects and now have
nothing to show for it. Another trade that has flown under the radar of late
was the trade of SP Robbie Erlin (3-4 4.53 ERA) to San Diego for RP Mike Adams
in 2012.
Adams was the set-up man for two World Series teams but Robbie Erlin is now in his second season as a starter for the Padres. Given the injuries to Derek Holland, Matt Harrison, and Martin Perez, having another Major-League ready starter could’ve helped.
I’ll be back soon with the third
installment: Poor Player Management
Geoff Craig
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