Angels Fire Manager Joe Maddon

After the 2020 season, in which Los Angeles went 26-34, the Angels fired their general manager, Billy Eppler, and replaced him with Perry Minasian. That placed the new general manager in the sometimes-uncomfortable position of having inherited a manager along with the job. As Minasian has struggled to rebuild — the Angels have not made the playoffs since 2014 — Eppler moved on to the Mets, where he is leading the top team in the National League.

Everything seemingly has gone wrong for the Angels during the recent losing streak, from Trout enduring an 0 for 26 slump to third baseman Anthony Rendon landing on the injured list — again — to the team’s pitching staff being wildly inconsistent. Minasian tried to improve his team’s pitching this past off-season, signing the free agent starters Noah Syndergaard and Michael Lorenzen and spending $93 million to upgrade the bullpen. That series of moves included re-signing closer Rafael Iglesias and adding the free agents Aaron Loup, Ryan Tepera and Archie Bradley.

Despite those moves, the Angels’ bullpen ranked 15th in the American League with a 4.30 E.R.A. through Monday.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/07/sports/baseball/joe-maddon-fired-angels.html