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Angels Owner Promises No Payroll Shrinkage Under New GM

Moreno's commitment to a hefty budget is good news for the Angels' new top baseball operations executiveGETTY IMAGES

Angels Owner Arte Moreno was "willing to make one promise" when hiring new GM Perry Minasian: the club's payroll "will not shrink," according to Maria Torres of the L.A. TIMES. Moreno's commitment to a hefty budget is "good news for the Angels' new top baseball operations executive." Minasian said, "This is not a five-, seven-, 10-year rebuild. This is going to be a competitive club." Minasian begins the job with "what appears on the surface as a daunting to-do list -- augment a club that went 26-43 in 2020, owns a six-year playoff drought and needs a boost in the minor leagues." The timing of Minasian's arrival "could work to the Angels' advantage." The '21 season "figures to present the best opportunity in years for a shift in divisional power." Minasian has about $20M "to reach preseason 2020 spending levels" and $36M "before reaching next year's luxury tax threshold" of $210M. If he is able to "navigate the pitfalls of running a team under an owner who often wields heavy influence," Minasian "has a chance to build a team capable of contention beyond a short window of opportunity" (L.A. TIMES, 11/18).

TRY AGAIN: In L.A., Helene Elliott notes Minasian became the Angels' fourth straight first-time GM. After five straight losing seasons and one playoff appearance in the last 11 seasons, it "made sense the Angels would pursue an experienced hand." But manager Joe Maddon said that with Minasian they "found common ground when it comes to blending analytics with old-time gut feelings." Minasian "doesn't shy away from analytics but he plans to rely on intuition, too" (L.A. TIMES, 11/18). In California, Jim Alexander writes it has "become an autumn ritual in Anaheim, the annual news conference to introduce the next guy who will set the Angels organization right." Alexander: "Two years ago it was a new manager, Brad Ausmus. Last year it was another new manager, Joe Maddon." The one common denominator is there "seems to be a body of thought elsewhere in baseball that the team's frustrating results have their roots in the owner's suite, and that any job administering the Angels is a tougher one precisely because Moreno is hands-on in baseball as well as business decisions" (ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, 11/18).

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