The search is on. GM Jon Daniels stated his plans to interview anywhere between 5-8 candidates for the Texas Rangers managerial opening. In a recent Fox Sports article, Daniels was quoted:
“Certainly this job is managing people, personalities, egos, really develop relationships to where you can get through on a variety of different levels.”
Seems rather anti-Jeff Banister, doesn’t it? Not to imply Daniels did not like the job Banister did over the past four seasons, but the theme to the Banister firing was a supposed lack of communication. He didn’t communicate well enough with his players; ergo, he didn’t manage them well enough.