ARLINGTON -- Alex Cora really wanted to manage the Rangers. So did Kevin Cash and Torey Lovullo.They lost out to Jeff Banister, whom Rangers general manager Jon Daniels hired out of a field of eight on Oct. 16, 2014.The Rangers fired Banister on Friday. Cash, Cora and Lovullo are steaming along in their rising managerial careers.Cash, with Tampa Bay, is a strong candidate for American League manager of the year.