I’m going to throw this link in here from Maury Brown at Biz of Baseball called “Anatomy of a GM”. I think a lot of us give both too much blame AND too much credit to Daniels for making moves when he’s really part of a complex team of decision makers and evaluators. This post may not apply to the Rangers’ organizational structure in every detail, but it seems like a pretty good summary of the way things get done in general.
http://tinyurl.com/anatomyofagm

http://www.baseballdigestdaily.com/bullpen/?option=com_content&task=view&id=408

over a year old but I had never seen it.

He’d make a very good scouting director, but you’re getting what you pay for with him as a GM. Shall we discuss what our rotation would look like had he not made his bonehead trades and cut of Galarraga?

RE: Nolan

I know our media doesn’t want to hear it, but we actually work very well as a team.

Every time i get frustrated with JD, his silver tongue woos me all over again. He’s like Obama: short on track record, high on potential.

And i loved the shot he got in on Galloway, putting him on par with the British tabloids. If only Galloway got to show boobs in his columns. It would certainly help his readership.

JD

That said, I’ve been pleased with Ron’s moves – he gets a lot of heat on some blogs and not enough credit, in my opinion.

FIRE WASH NOW, WHILE WE’RE STILL AHEAD!!!

Derek’s going to start for us this year but there’s no date set in stone. If there’s an opening in the rotation, he’ll be at the top of the list to fill that spot, but we’re not going to shake it up when the five guys in there are going well. Plus, we feel there are some significant benefits to having him in the pen right now – he’s building confidence & learning how his stuff plays in the big leagues, we’re able to control his innings on the year rather than needing to slow him down at the end, and he’s helping us win games.