"Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said Thursday that he has met with Michael Young twice recently in camp to discuss the issues that have come between them this offseason and led to Young's request for a trade last month.

Daniels called the talks "productive" and took some responsibility for the wedge that came between the superstar and the general manager.

"I think in talking with Michael there were a lot of little things over the winter that were, just that, little things, but when looked at through one lens or another took on very different meaning," Daniels said. "I regret there wasn't better communication through that process where we could have avoided some of those misunderstandings. He was upset about certain things along the way that could have been handled differently."

Young said Thursday he "gives credit" to Daniels for initiating the dialogue. Young said Daniels initially approached him Wednesday, and that Young was the catalyst for the second meeting earlier Thursday.

"I laid out in detail what I was feeling, what my concerns were [and] gave him an opportunity to do the same," Young said. "That was pretty much it. I don't think there's any reason to go into detail about what we talked about. That's between us."

Daniels said he does not expect to trade Young this spring.

"Could something change? I'm not going to rule it out," Daniels said. "I do not anticipate a trade at this point."

For his part, Young would not talk about anything trade-related, including whether he's rescinded his trade request.

"Anytime you sit down with somebody when there's a problem or issue and are able to air things out face-to-face, that's always productive as opposed to the alternative of not doing anything," Young said. "