Daniels to get extension

Lone Star Ball found this 2/6/2008 on trsullivan.mlblogs.com [flag]

Rangers owner Tom Hicks said at Wednesday's press conference that general manager Jon Daniels will get his contract extended. Daniels is currently signed through 2009. Hicks said the length of the extension has yet to be determined but that Nolan Ryan's hiring as club president was an endorsement of Daniels as GM. Said Hicks, "J.D. has done a great job." [link]

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Daniels getting a contract extension
Published 2/6/2008 by Adam J. Morris <info@lonestarball.com> at Lone Star Ball
The concerns I had that Nolan Ryan coming in might mean wholesale front office changes? They may be unfounded... T.R. Sullivan reports that Jon Daniels is getting a contract extension... This, I think, makes sense, given that the team is in long-term rebuilding mode, and is making moves with an eye towards competing in 2010 or so...it doesn't make a ton of sense to ask your g.m. to make moves with an eye towards the future when he's working on a short-term deal. Please spare us the "Hicks just likes Daniels because he's keeping the budget low" comments in response to this ...

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