Lone Star Ball on the Colby Lewis signing:

The plan that was started in 2007 has come to fruition. The people who lampooned the idea that this team could compete by 2010 have been shut up.

This is mindblowing.

And there is something apropos about Colby Lewis pitching like an ace in the series clincher. Like many of this organization’s moves the last few years, the signing of Lewis out of Japan, and the decision to guarantee him a spot in the rotation, was criticized by many in the media and quite a few fans. But the scouting department identified him, the front office trusted the scouts, and the Rangers ended up landing a legitimate top of the rotation starter for less money than middle relievers are getting on the free agent market.

I like Jon Daniels. He made a bad trade early on, sending Alfonso Soriano to the Nationals, but I liked the trade at the time and if you asked me about a similar trade today, I’d be for it. In other words, the process is good. It paid off this season.