Jon Daniels Fired as Rangers' President of Baseball Ops; GM Chris Young Takes Over

Jon Daniels is the latest person to be let go by the Texas Rangers, who have spent a lot of money to upgrade their roster.

Daniels had been the president of baseball operations. Chris Young will become the general manager.

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The Rangers today announced that Jon Daniels has been relieved of his duties as President of Baseball Operations, effective immediately. Executive Vice President & General Manager Chris Young will assume oversight of all aspects of the Rangers’ baseball operations department. pic.twitter.com/lc1ACfp1tZ

Two days later, the Rangers parted ways with Woodward.

The Rangers spent more money in the winter than any other team. They gave out contracts worth $556 million to sign five people.

It seemed like a good plan to get the team back to the playoffs. They finished with a sub-.500 winning percentage in each of the last two seasons.

When the Rangers introduced their free-agent signings, Young said they had been very transparent. The team was a 102-loss one. We have not left from that. We have a plan and a vision, but we don't know how to accomplish it. Do you think this scares you? Are you interested in being part of this? Do you want to do something that hasn't been done before?

Before we asked the question, we knew the answer. We have to identify the right people to help turn this organization around.

Seager and Gray have played well this season but may not be up to their full potential. Seager was named to the All-Star team. Gray is currently on the injured list with a strained oblique and has a 3.83 earned run average.

In 115 games, Semien has a.236 slash line. In the previous three seasons, he finished third in the American League's Most Valuable Player voting and hit a career-high 45 homers.

Daniels has worked in Texas for a long time. He was the youngest general manager in MLB history when he was promoted to the job by the Rangers.

Daniels was promoted to president of baseball operations by the Rangers. Young joined the company as general manager and executive vice president.