Jon Daniels talked to the media on Thursday after the Joey Gallo trade was announced, and my takeaway is that the organization has decided to channel Mike Ehrmantraut:
Here’s the money quote from JD, courtesy of Evan Grant:
When we talk about rebuilding that can’t be at half measures. If you’re going to embrace it you have to be realistic about the options. That’s why it was very clear to us it was extension or trade.
The Rangers have been doing half measures for a while. They traded Yu Darvish and Jonathan Lucroy in July, 2017, while still fancying themselves as contenders, even making minor buys in September of that year.