Rangers GM Jon Daniels joined the Ben and Skin show on 105.3 The Fan [KRLD-FM] recently to talk all things about the team. Here are some of the highlights:

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On why the Rangers changed their policy for how they decide to retire players' numbers:

Daniels: "The Rangers' tradition had been that only guys that were going to the Baseball Hall of Fame would get their numbers retired. When Adrian [Beltre] came up, we didn't want to wait five years and that led us to have a conversation about Michael and the idea, you know, 'Why do we have this policy?'

"We're not the Yankees or the Dodgers that have this 130-year legacy or whatever it is. That might work for them, it doesn't necessarily work for us. As we talked about it with ownership and our executive team, it was very clear, like, 'Hey, we're not sticking to that sort of policy.'

"Michael was like by far the most deserving person we could consider for it. So it was an easy call once we reconsidered what had been the Rangers policy for some time."

On telling Michael Young the Rangers will retire his jersey number:

Daniels: "It was cool. I was with Michael and Kip [Fagg], our scouting director, and they have a good relationship as well. It was right before the draft, we were talking about some draft stuff, but it was just the three of us at dinner ... Honestly, it was an honor to get to break the news to him and let him know.

"He meant so much to this franchise, continues to mean so much to this franchise. He's involved in all the top-level stuff from a strategy standpoint and then he also kind of gets his hands dirty with the players. He likes to help [Chris Woodward] out at the big-league level and he likes to get there in the minor-league level and kind of grind it out with the guys and get out to the affiliates.

"To be able to tell him that and see the genuine reaction, you realize how much it means to him. It's almost like those of us who are never going to be in that spot, never have played. I think we'd almost take it for granted that Michael, somebody like him knows how much he means to the franchise, the community, the fan base.

"But you saw it in his presser and I know he was on with you guys, you see it, how genuinely touched he is, honored and appreciated he feels. It's really cool. Really proud of the organization for doing that."

On Joey Gallo potentially participating in the home run derby:

Daniels: "He's always been a great home-run hitter, but I think now he's being recognized as one of the great young players in the game and I'm sure he was asked to do it in the past and turned it down.

"I think if he's asked to do it this year, which I assume if he's healthy he definitely will be, I think it's pretty cool. I think that a lot of the fears of guys having bad second halves or -- listen, famous last words and I'll be pissed if he gets hurt doing it -- but I don't think he will.

"It's such a great honor to be recognized and it'll be exciting because they won't just be talking about how far he hits balls, they're going to be talking about him as one of the legitimate young superstars in the game and he deserves that. We'd be all for it and we'll take our cut of the million bucks when he wins."

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