How
Jon Daniels ruined the Texas Rangers (Part 3)
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
was the Trading of the Farm System for rental players, and Third is the
undefined roles of pitchers and poor player management. Here is the third and
final installment of “How Jon Daniels ruined the Rangers: Poor Player
Management”
Part of the problem with the
Rangers as of the past few seasons has been the constant tampering with the
pitching staff by the General manager, Jon Daniels. In 2010 Alexi Ogando and
Neftali Feliz led the back end of the Rangers bullpen.
In 2011, Alexi Ogando was moved to the rotation, only
to be sent back to the bullpen after a stint on the DL and finished in the pen for the playoffs. The 2012 and 13 seasons were more of the same for Ogando, as he flip-flopped each season and in 2013
Daniels moved Neftali Feliz into the rotation. This didn’t work out well for Feliz when
his season was ended by a torn UCL and had Tommy John surgery, which he is
still recovering from.
Having learned nothing from these
two mistakes JD went and did the same thing to two more productive relievers,
Tanner Scheppers and Robbie Ross.
Scheppers lasted four starts and had an ERA
of 9.94 before going on the DL with shoulder soreness, and is expected to be
back in the bullpen upon return. Robbie Ross made nine starts, but gave up 6+
runs in the last three before being moved back to bullpen. I fear Jon Daniels
may have damaged two more prized arms by his constant tinkering. Only time will
tell, hopefully I’m wrong, for the Rangers sake.
Until next time,
Geoff Craig
@geoffrey_craig
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