Angels begin GM interviews

[Stradling]

We had one, remember?

In seasons to come, Dipoto's loss will become more and more talked about as signaling the illness festering in this organization, and the organization will sting at loosing the guy through its own dysfunction.

Yes I remember, but to ignore what Dipoto actually did is ridiculous. He made some great trades and he made some questionable ones. His free agent signings have all basically sucked. I like Dipoto but to ignore the performance of the players he acquired is silly.

[Hollyw00d]

Odd then that no established and successful GM is jumping at the opportunity to go to a situation as "great" as the angels

[mtangelsfan]

We had one, remember?

In seasons to come, Dipoto's loss will become more and more talked about as signaling the illness festering in this organization, and the organization will sting at loosing the guy through its own dysfunction.

 

I remember he quit on his team and his players. 

[Jay]

One that will bend to scioscia's will because he doesn't want to torpedo his own career and get fired

 

One who is willing to accept his role in the organization and work within the system to field the best team possible.

[Stradling]

Odd then that no established and successful GM is jumping at the opportunity to go to a situation as "great" as the angels

Honestly I don't know who out there is available, that isn't with another team. So maybe you're right. I do know that it's highly unlikely that a current GM would be granted permission to speak to the Angels about their GM position.

[DMVol]

It's about finding the young up and comer GM.

Or finding the right guy, whoever he is....LaCava is 54....Bill Walsh got his chance late as a head coach, first with Stanford and then the 49ers....sometimes the young guy isn't the right guy....

[Jay]

Odd then that no established and successful GM is jumping at the opportunity to go to a situation as "great" as the angels

 

Klentak and Servais must be insane to even interview for the position given what they must know about the organization.

[Stradling]

Or finding the right guy, whoever he is....LaCava is 54....Bill Walsh got his chance late as a head coach, first with Stanford and then the 49ers....sometimes the young guy isn't the right guy....

Yea you said it better than me. What I was really getting at is finding the unproven guy that has the ability to be a GM.

[Homebrewer]

If Servais is serious about wanting the job, it has to mean that Scioscia is opting out.

Word is they don't get along very well.

[Stradling]

Klentak and Servais must be insane to even interview for the position given what they must know about the organization.

If they hire Servais then we pretty much know Scioscia is opting out or being let go.

[Jay]

If Servais is serious about wanting the job, it has to mean that Scioscia is opting out.

Word is they don't get along very well.

 

If that's true then Dipoto is really an idiot for quitting.

[Stradling]

If Servais is serious about wanting the job, it has to mean that Scioscia is opting out.

Word is they don't get along very well.

You beat me to it, but yes.

[Homebrewer]

They may have just put his name on this list to pretend to be politically correct.

That wouldn't shock me... in this cluster f*** operation.

[KevinJ14]

Either Klentak or Levine would be nice.  Hazen or Atkins would be great as well.

[Stradling]

I know it is easy to blame Scioscia for his role in the issues with him and Dipoto, but ask yourself this. Why would Klentak or Servais want the job when they were both brought in by Dipoto? Couldn't it be that while they side with Dipoto on his philosophies of running a team, they thought he was wrong in the way he handled the situation? I have also heard that Servais and Scioscia don't get along, but he very well could just want to get his foot in the door as a GM or that he knows Scioscia won't be back. With Klentak he has been linked to other jobs, but still wants this one. I think Dipoto botched this whole thing up, somehow, and yet most of us here put the blame on Scioscia, because well, most on here are tired of the guy or flat out hate him.

[Jay]

Everyone seems to agree that Klentak is a highly qualified candidate but I'm not sure I understand why.

[Stradling]

Everyone seems to agree that Klentak is a highly qualified candidate but I'm not sure I understand why.

You would think at that level it is going to come down to just a few things. Philosophy, ability to negotiate, and ability to assess talent. I'm guessing he is a smart guy that has degrees and has shown competence in those areas.

[Jay]

From what I have read Klentak is smart but he's mostly on the admin side, while Servais is more of a player development guy.

[Stradling]

From what I have read Klentak is smart but he's mostly on the admin side, while Servais is more of a player development guy.

So Klentak would be more like Stoneman?

[Homebrewer]

If I still lived in the OC, I would be walking around in front of the Big A Offices with a

 

WE WANT SERVAIS

 

picket sign 

[Jay]

So Klentak would be more like Stoneman?

 

Maybe it's just me but it seems that usually when you think "baseball GM" you're thinking player development.  Former player, manager, scouting director, etc.

 

Makes me wonder why everyone is so high on Klentak.

 

Could be the Angels are looking for more of an admin type and then leave player development to someone else.

[Stradling]

I thought I remember reading somewhere that Stoneman was an accounting major and worked on contracts while he was with the Expos.

[Jay]

I thought I remember reading somewhere that Stoneman was an accounting major and worked on contracts while he was with the Expos.

 

Ok so what does that mean?  If we hire another accountant as GM we'll win another World Series?

 

Talk about your flukes, 2002 was a fluke.

[Stradling]

Ok so what does that mean? If we hire another accountant as GM we'll win another World Series?

Talk about your flukes, 2002 was a fluke.

I was comparing Stoneman and Klentak both being the money/contract type of guys.

[totdprods]

Klentak and Servais must be insane to even interview for the position given what they must know about the organization.

Or, since they're actually in the organization, they don't have overblown message board beliefs and feel the situation is quite manageable.

I personally think the Scioscia/Dipoto conflict was more about their individual personalities than team philosophy. And I think the org has put far more faith into Dipoto/Dipoto's plan than most are giving them credit for (Arte did hire him in the first place, and did try to keep him) and I think that Klentak and Servais stayed on-board and are contenders for the job is further evidence of that.

Unless an outside candidate blows them away, I think it will be Klentak.