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Daniels: ‘Unbelievable pride’ in Rangers’ organization
- Updated: October 3, 2016
ARLINGTON — When the Rangers scouted reliever Tony Barnette last year in Japan, they had at least a half-dozen people from the organization watch him pitch, including assistant general manager Thad Levine, pro scouting director Josh Boyd, special assistant Scott Littlefield and their Pacific Rim scouts.
The Rangers also had at least six scouts watch pitcher Matt Bush throw this winter before they signed him, and at least a half-dozen scouts watched the Brewers this summer before they traded for catcher Jonathan Lucroy and reliever Jeremy Jeffress. Some of those same guys watched Carlos Beltran with the Yankees or weighed in on Carlos Gomez when the Rangers were considering signing him in August.
That’s a whole different department from the amateur scouts and player development guys who helped produce the Minor League talent needed to make those trades.
In all, the Rangers had more than 130 people working in baseball operations to help put together a team that won the seventh division title in club history with an American League-best record of 95-67. That includes 27 in the front office, 10 professional scouts, three on the international side and 24 amateur scouts, plus 48 Minor League managers, instructors, coaches and trainers.
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Add in manager Jeff Banister and his staff of 20 or more, and it becomes obvious that it does take a village to put together a championship team, not to mention the business-side people and seasonal employees producing the revenue needed to pay for it all.
“I made a comment that last year was the most fun year of my career,” Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said. “This year, for me, it’s really a sense of pride — unbelievable pride.
“Whatever your role is in the organization, compete to be the best and push each other, push yourself. It was kind of the …
