Angels Insider Believes Club Could Move Off Phil Nevin as Manager After the Season
The feelings around the Los Angeles Angels are like a bag of strawberries, blueberries and raspberries: mixed.
On one hand, the Halos have two of the greatest players of all time on their roster and are clinging for dear life in the hunt for a spot in the playoffs thanks to the expansion of the Wild Card prior to last season.
On the other, their roster is riddled with injuries and those two players could be headed out the door following the season, or even earlier.
The Angels front office have some tough decisions to make about the future of Shohei Ohtani and the currently injured Mike Trout, but also about the future of their current manager, Phil Nevin.
Nevin is a 12-year pro and took over after the Angels fired Joe Maddon last June. From most accounts, players like Nevin and, as one of the most-ejected managers this season with eight, he obviously cares about winning.
"He's definitely a player's manager," said infielder Jared Walsh in March.
(Via the Los Angeles Times)
Because of the swarm of injuries that has plagued the Angels lately, the recent losing streak is easy to explain. If some of your most productive hitters are either banged up or out of the game, it's harder to win.
However, there is a chance that owner Arte Moreno decides to start anew after the season. If the Angels continue down the same path, there might be more attractive options than retaining Nevin, who has a .460 winning percentage as a manager.
In his write-up on the subject, Angels beat writer Sam Blum of The Athletic called baseball a "results business."
"This is a results business. The results haven't been there. And with a potential completely new look for the Angels in 2024, they might go in a different direction," Blum wrote.
(Via The Athletic)
The Angels lost another heartbreaker last night on ESPN and now welcome the Yankees to town in a matchup that could possibly play a role in the futures of Ohtani, Trout and Nevin.
