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Decade later, Rangers GM Jon Daniels shares lessons he learned manning his first draft

The Dallas Morning News

Texas Rangers General Manager Jon Daniels (facing) talks with Neil Leibman, Rangers ownership committee chairman during a spring training game against the Kansas City Royals at Surprise Stadium on Thursday, March 3, 2016, in Surprise, Ariz. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News)

Jon Daniels will set a franchise record on Thursday when he oversees his 11th amateur draft, more than any GM in Rangers history. To put it into context, ultimate responsibility for bringing more players into the Rangers organization will lie with Daniels than anybody else.

And, right about now, we can probably finally put a grade on his first one.