New poll

I voted the German for Castro trade with KC.  I think this was one of the shrewdest moves Daniels made, and showed me that he can multi-task effectively.  If Castro pans out, I think it makes it even better, but working the deal prior to the draft caught a lot of teams off guard, including me.  I believe several teams were interested in Castro and the Rangers beat them to the punch.

• I didn't vote for the Soriano trade because I don't think we got good enough value for him, but I'm not complaining as I believe it was the best that could be expected under the circumstances.
• The Rodriguez for Padilla trade was a close second in my mind.  Actually, I still don't understand why the Phillies made this trade.  I guess I'll read Conlin's article to find out how the Phillies fleeced the Rangers in that deal.
• Obviously, the Millwood signing is the most important of the offseason, but it really was a matter of a pitcher willing to give us a shot IF we ponied up the big bucks.  I like Millwood a lot, so I am happy, but it really was just a matter if we got in the game or not.
• The Eaton trade is intriguing to me, in that I was concerned about Young's ability to pitch more than 150 innings effectively.  I don't like Eaton's attitude about playing here, but like Padilla, we could reap the benefits of a great season from Eaton in a contract year.  Actually, the key to trade for me is the little Japanese guy, who has a difficult time getting his physical completed.  He could be a difference maker this season.
• The deal that I was not even aware of until my internet was restored until yesterday, is the signing of Jimenez.  I REALLY like the possibility of what Jimenez could do for the team.  This is a wait and see transaction, but I REALLY dig this one.

Going back to the Millwood poll on if it was a good signing how 5 people could give it a D and 3 people gould give it an F. I would like to hear from those people and find out why.

I voted for the Padiila move. Getting a former all-star pitcher who's still young enough to turn things around for essentially nothing (I believe Ric-Rod had little or no shot at making this year's club) was brilliant IMO.

Millwood would have been second.
Eaton/Otsuka third.
Wilkerson 4th.

for the Padilla trade. I couldn't see Rico ever helping the Rangers, but Padilla will at least be solid.

Was left out!  How about ....

Making Jon Daniels the Rangers' GM ?