Pretty ordinary as a relief pitcher, Jerry DiPoto is a natural as a general manager. Serving as an interim GM for the Diamondbacks in 2010, DiPoto flipped the switch on the rebuilding that led to an unexpected division title last season, adding Daniel Hu

Leading up to Spring Training, MLB.com will take a look at the new members of the Angels' baseball-operations department -- the one that's completing what many consider the greatest offseason in franchise history. The five-part series concludes with the

Now, we've reached the hot-potato portion of our series. Nothing gets Angels fans more riled up than thinking about left field; specifically, the brutal 2011 season of left fielder Vernon Wells. What makes it particularly galling to many fans is the per

You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Click here to view comments in a non-threaded output. Lannan, 27, is a terrific option as an end-of-the rotation starter now that Washington has signed Edwin Jackson. There is a lot of

Matt Eddy January 30, 2012 Baseball America's Top 10 Prospects lists are based on projections of a player's long-term worth after discussions with scouting and player-development personnel. All players who haven't exceeded the major league rookie standar

Following a recent theme of aping David Schoenfield's blog ideas , I'm nominating Howie Kendrick as the most-frustrating Angel. No Angels made the list, which was topped by the Detroit Tigers' strikeout-prone center fielder Austin Jackson. Let's be clea

Jerry Dipoto has been on the job less than three months and he's already accomplished so much as Angels general manager. First, his pedigree as a former major league closer, scout, player development official and interim GM impressed owner Arte Moreno as

The Cubs’ new regime didn’t even give Carlos Zambrano a chance. After watching his numerous meltdowns and blowups from afar, the new Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer-led baseball operations department traded the right-hander to the Marlins yesterday. All they

January, 5, 2012 Jan 5 12:57 PM PT The Angels continued to poach talent from the front office of their division rival, hiring Mike LaCassa on Thursday from the Texas Rangers to be their manager of minor league operations. LaCassa, like new assistant gene

Fernando Rodney told the Associated Press last week that he has agreed to a one-year deal with the Rays. Rodney told the AP that the contract is worth around $2 million and that he'll compete for the closer role. However, the Rays have yet to make an off

It was such a shuddering year that Tiger Woods winning a tournament actually made the list, a win that in proper perspective just further illuminates how farTiger has fallen down the celebrity food chain. generate more loans and siphon

Baseball fans will believe almost anything if they’re starved enough for news. No source is too far removed from the situation, no rumor too far-fetched to attract attention as long as it arrives on a slow news day and can be expressed in 140 characters.

As great as the Tony Reagins resignation was, the tinge of anger pulsated in fans faces throughout its pantomiming predictability. The hiring of Jerry Dipoto was an extra relief as we had been tainted by the possibility of the turd-like Omar Minaya takin

Believe it or not, most of our writers didn't enter the world sporting an baseballprospectus.com address; with a few exceptions, they started out somewhere else. In an effort to up your reading pleasure while tipping our caps to some of the most illumin

When charter owner Gene Autry debuted his Los Angeles Angels in 1961, he named Fred Haney the first general manager in Halos history. Since that first year, 11 executives have presided over the Los Angeles-California-Anaheim Angels franchise, the most re

DALLAS—This time yesterday the Los Angeles Angels were known as the team that always missed out on the big free agents. Today that perception has vanished like yesterday's tweets. Spending $325 million in less time than it takes to finish your first cup

It wouldn’t be the winter meetings without a “mystery team” hijacking the spotlight, and now we have one. The Los Angeles Angels went from being non-players at the meetings to being the runaway winners after new general manager Jerry Dipoto caught two p

Reporting from Dallas — When morning workouts begin at spring training, you won't find Scott Servais in slacks and a dress shirt with a cellphone attached to his ear, the typical attire for a baseball front-office executive. The Angels' new assistant gen

The Angels have been one of the busier teams moving into the Winter Meetings. General manager Jerry Dipoto hasn't been on the job long, but he has already corrected one of the big problems with the Angels. Mike Scioscia had an unhealthy fascination with