Ron Washington expected back in 2009

…but I can and will say that I’m disappointed.

I’m glad that JD will be back and sort of ambivalent on Wash. Personally, I’d fire him, but I don’t think he is going to be the difference between this team contending and not contending.

I thought the following quote was interesting. Shows that maybe Nolan isn’t a dumbass that is out to get JD, as many here seem to imply. In fact, Nolan very well might be JD’s saving grace, as we know that Hicks is prone to shift courses in the middle of a round. I think Nolan is firmly on board with JD’s rebuilding plan, and has enough pull to make sure that Hicks sticks with it.

"We all agreed that we’re going to develop within our system. When you say ’develop,’ that’s not a quick fix.

“We still believe that that is the route that we’re going to take for this organization. I think we have shown that we are committed to that. I don’t think that when you didn’t see our record change from one year to the next you just dump the program that you’ve committed to.”

Washington needs to make some adjustments in his approach.

i’m mostly glad that ryan acknowledges they need to stick to the plan of development. i’m very glad jd is staying and i guess i’m ok with washington seeing as the two will probably have 1 more season to try and improve.

I think washington is still learning, but needs to make great improvements to stay longer than next year

Luis Mendoza just heaved a huge sigh of relief… and Jamey Wright just screamed.

The dreaded “vote of confidence”.

that Washington is on a really short lease. I’m no baseball expert, but a lot of his in-game moves and lack of in-game moves ( ie. his constant love of Jamey Wright ) just had me shaking my head in disbelief…..

On the other hand, I do like what JD has been doing, besides the early stumbles….

Another start to the season like the last two and he won’t survive April. I hope the starters help out more next year… stay healthy, pitch into 6th and 7th and let the bullpen have a normal season for once.

Happy about JD. I feel he is growing as a GM and needs to solidify who he listens to in regards to talent evaluation. Whomever advised Jennings over Galarraga should have no say in anything.

our pitching is already bad enough, we dont need his horrific bullpen management

and now next year we will lost another great player with daniels as GM, hopefully this year will only be the one-good-player-gone-for-nothing-year

I’d be happier if they let him go. I’ve said this ad nauseum, but for two years in a row the team has come out of camp and looked horrible, only to play solid baseball afterward. If that happens one more time, I’d be shocked if they didn’t fire him. Get someone in here who can run a training camp.

The bullpen mismanagement doesn’t bother me as much. When your starters can seldom make it through the fifth inning, any bullpen will eventually become unmanageable.

that I thought both would be back and I’m glad Nolan has said as much. It will be a very interesting off season with player movement, that’s for sure.

As Z mentions above, I also believe Wash needs to adjust or change his approach with in game decision making. If he does that I think he could be a capable manager. Let’s face it, the best manager in the world couldn’t have won a pennant with the ML pitching the Rangers have had the last 2 years. I think Wash gets too much of the blame based on a few bad in game moves that really don’t have nearly as much to do with losing as the horrible pitching does. Show me good Ranger pitching and I’ll show you a decent managed team.