Arlington, TX -- Texas Rangers President of Baseball Operations Jon Daniels and Executive Vice President & General Manager Chris Young today announced several changes to the club’s baseball operations structure.

Ross Fenstermaker has been promoted to Vice President/Assistant General Manager for Player Development and International Operations. In that role, Fenstermaker will oversee the player development/minor league operations departments and will also continue to be responsible for the Rangers’ international amateur scouting efforts. Fenstermaker, who has spent the last two years as Senior Director, International & Pro Scouting, is completing his 12th year in the Texas organization.

Josh Boyd has been named Vice President/Assistant General Manager for Scouting. In his role Boyd oversees the professional, amateur, and Pacific Rim scouting departments. Boyd has been with the Rangers since 2008 and was named Assistant General Manager in November 2016.

Mike Daly’s responsibilities will be shifted while he continues to serve a meaningful role in the Rangers Baseball Operations structure. He will provide input into strategic decisions across all departments while working closely with Daniels and Young. Daly has served in a number of key leadership roles in Major League Operations, Player Development, and Scouting in his 15-year tenure with the Rangers beginning in 2006.     

Napoleon Pichardo has been promoted to Senior Director, Performance. Pichardo assumed oversight of the organization’s minor league performance groups, including medical, strength and conditioning and nutrition in 2020 after 15 years as Texas’ minor league strength and conditioning coordinator.

Joda Parent has been promoted to Director, Baseball Administration and Executive Assistant. Parent joined the Rangers in 2015 as Executive Assistant to the President of Baseball Operations and General Manager.

Paul Kruger, who has been Director of Minor League Operations since 2018, is being promoted to a new role on the Major League side as Director, Baseball Operations. Kruger has been involved in several roles on the player development and international operations side since first joining the organization in 2010.

Ben Baroody has been promoted to Director, Leadership and Development after three years as Assistant Director, Baseball Operations. He will oversee the organization’s mental skills group as well as leadership and personal development for players and staff on the Major and Minor League levels. Baroody joined the Rangers as Manager of Amateur Scouting in 2016 after seven years at Major League Baseball.

Mike Parnell has been promoted to Director, Professional Scouting after serving as the department’s Assistant Director for the last two years. Parnell has been heavily involved in the Rangers’ professional scouting efforts since first joining the organization in 2014.