Jeff Banister became a scapegoat last week for the failures of Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels, or at least that’s what was said on Twitter and in angry emails and even in the Star-Telegram.
Daniels has never fared well in approval polls. He and Congress are neck and neck, and Congress didn’t run off Nolan Ryan. Or at least that’s what Daniels has been accused of on Twitter, in angry e-mails and in the Star-Telegram since 2013.
But Daniels’ job is to do what he thinks is best for the Rangers, regardless of the potential public outcry, and changing out the manager became a necessity with Banister’s message missing its mark more and more on a rebuilding team.