[外電] Rangers Hire Chris Young As General Ma

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2. 新聞標題：

Rangers Hire Chris Young As General Manager

3. 新聞內容：

By Connor Byrne | December 4, 2020 at 3:14pm CDT

The Rangers have hired Chris Young as their new general manager, Ken
Rosenthal and Levi Weaver of The Athletic report. Jon Daniels will stay on asthe team’s president of baseball operations.

This is out-of-nowhere news, as there was no indication Daniels would step
aside as the Rangers’ GM this offseason. It’s a role Daniels has held since
2005. While Daniels is now 43, he became the youngest GM in league history
when he got the job at the age of 28. The Rangers have since earned five
playoff berths and won two American League pennants, though they have fallen
on hard times in recent years. The team hasn’t finished above .500 since
2016, and it will reduce payroll heading into 2021, making an immediate
return to contention even more difficult.

The Rangers are hoping the addition of Young to their front office will make
it easier to return to relevance sometime soon. The 41-year-old is a former
major league right-hander and a Princeton alumnus who began his career with
the Rangers from 2004-05 before Daniels traded him to the Padres. Since he
hung up his spikes in 2017, Young has been working in the MLB office, first
as the league’s vice president of on-field operations, initiatives and
strategy. He took on an even bigger role this year after chief baseball
officer Joe Torre moved into an advisory position.

Young recently interviewed for the Mets’ GM job, but he dropped out of the
running because he did not want to relocate his family. The Dallas resident
will now get an opportunity to help lead a local franchise.

4. 新聞連結：

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5. 備註：

(1) 遊騎兵聘請Chris Young擔任新任總管，Jon Daniels則持續擔任球隊營運主席。

(2) Jon Daniels現年43歲，從2005年來就擔任球隊的總管，當時28歲的他是聯盟史上最年輕的總管，曾帶領球隊拿下兩座美聯冠軍，但自從2016年後，球隊的戰績就沒有超過五成，目前球隊對明年的目標是降低開支。然而，在此異動前並未有跡象指出他會卸任。

(3) 現年41歲的Chris Young畢業於普林斯頓大學，在2004-05年Daniels將他交易至教士。自2017年退休後，便在大聯盟辦公室服務，先是擔任聯盟副總，負責有關場內、獎金與裁判事務，之後就跟著大聯盟營運長Joe Torre擔任顧問一職。

(4) 在此之前，Chris Young也有面試大都會的總管，但他不想搬家而作罷。

(5) 生涯13年通算大聯盟的成績表現(生涯薪水：$29.65MM)：

W - L ERA IP R ER SO BB ERA+ FIP WHIP

79 - 67 3.95 1297.2 605 570 1062 502 103 4.59 1.258

(6) 遊騎兵隊各野手位置人選如下：
A. C：Jeff Mathis*、Jose Trevino、Sam Huff、Aramis Garcia。
B. 1B：Ronald Guzman。
C. 2B：Rougned Odor。
D. 3B：Elvis Andrus。
E. SS：Isiah Kiner-Falefa。
F. UT：Sherten Apostel、Rob Refsnyder、Anderson Tejeda、Danny Santana*、
Yadiel Rivera*、Derek Dietrich*、Andrew Romine*。
G. RF：Joey Gallo。
H. CF：Leody Taveras。
I. LF：Nick Solak。
J. OF：Scott Heineman、Adolis Garcia、Eli White。
K. DH：Willie Calhoun、Shin-Soo Choo*。

(7) 遊騎兵隊各投手位置人選如下：
A. SP：Lance Lynn、Corey Kluber*、Kyle Gibson、Jordan Lyles、
Kolby Allard (L)、Kyle Cody。
B. SP/LR：Joe Gatto、Brock Burke (L)、Jerad Eickhoff、Edinson Volquez*。
C. RP：Jonathan Hernandez、Nick Goody、Wes Benjamin、Taylor Hearn (L)、
Brett Martin (L)、Joely Rodriguez (L)、John King (L)、Luis Garcia、
Demarcus Evans、Joe Palumbo (L)、Matt Bush、Art Warren、Locke St. John (L)、
Jesse Chavez*、Juan Nicasio*、Derek Law*、Luke Farrell*、Yohander Mendez (L)*、Kyle Bird (L)*、Jimmy Herget*。
D. SU：Rafael Montero。
E. CL：Jose Leclerc。
*：本季結束即成為自由球員。
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