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Rangers GM all in for second straight year
- Updated: September 13, 2016
The Rangers learned their lesson well.
After back-to-back American League titles in 2010 and 2011 and the only World Series appearances in the history of a franchise that began as the expansion Senators in 1961, the Rangers saw how quickly opportunity could slip away.
They were one-and-done in the postseason as a Wild Card in 2012, missed the postseason in 2013 and suffered a 95-loss season in 2014, their worst record in 29 years.
So when they had a chance to make a statement in the standings a year ago and again this season, general manager Jon Daniels was aggressive on the trade front prior to the non-waiver Trade Deadline both times.
They won the AL West a year ago, only to be eliminated by the Blue Jays in an AL Division Series that went the full five games. That year they acquired rotation ace Cole Hamels, and relievers Sam Dyson and Jake Diekman at the Trade Deadline.
The Rangers were at it again on Deadline Day this year, acquiring catcher Jonathan Lucroy and reliever Jeremy Jeffress from the Brewers for three prospects on Aug. 1, plus outfielder Carlos Beltran from the Yankees. They were already six games ahead of the Astros at the time, but the Rangers are looking for more than being a postseason participant.
They are looking for the first World Series championship in franchise history.
Time will tell if they reach that, but what is obvious is that six weeks after the non-waiver Trade Deadline, the Rangers acquired two of the prime players to change teams at the Aug. 1 Deadline.
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