Rather than modify the previous post for the 20th time, I'll just sum up what G.M. Jon Daniels said in a recent interview:

After negotiating over the contract offer the Rangers made to Maddux, he asked to table talks while he fielded offers from other clubs.  The front office felt after a few days that Maddux was likely going to leave for another team, and began preliminary interviews and reviews to see what direction the team would go after Maddux left.  During this process the interview team, which included Daniels and Banister and other front office people and player consultants, were surprised to discover that they felt replacing Maddux might actually be a better solution.  They subsequently informed Mike Maddux that Texas was ending contract negotiations and going another direction.

Now, how much of that you believe is literal truth is up to you.

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