Rangers announce baseball operations promotions

ARLINGTON — The Rangers have reorganized their front office with several significant staff promotions, including three new assistant general managers, three special assistants/scouts and somebody to serve as quality control over their pitching development.

In all, the Rangers promoted seven from within the organization on Monday. The moves came after assistant general manager Thad Levine left the organization to become general manager of the Twins.

“We looked at candidates both inside and outside the organization,” general manager Jon Daniels said. “There were some good people outside the organization, and it was tempting to bring somebody in from the outside. But in this particular case, it was illuminating how good our people are.

“But it’s not about promoting our guys. It’s about promoting the best guys in the game, which we feel those guys are.”

The three new assistant general managers are:

• Josh Boyd, overseeing professional scouting, research and development and Pacific Rim operations. Boyd was the Rangers’ pro scouting director but takes on more responsibility in the other two areas.

• Mike Daly, overseeing Major League …

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