ARLINGTON, Texas -- Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said Monday that a report that team ownership pressured him into trading for starting pitcher Matt Garza is a fallacy.

Garza, a free agent at the end of the season, was acquired for four prospects on July 23. He is 4-5 with a 4.56 ERA in 12 starts, but delivered in an important start Saturday at Kansas City, allowing a run in eight innings.

"It's not accurate," Daniels said of the Yahoo! Sports report. "The last thing I'm looking to do is see any sort of wedges driven or anything like that. It's just not accurate. Ownership has been as supportive as they possibly can be. They want to win, but they've never forced our hand on any move. I'm really fortunate.

"I'm not saying that because they pay my paychecks. It's the truth. They haven't forced us to do anything or pressured or anything like that. They've been as supportive as any ownership team or ownership group in the sport."