Angels to interview Maddon

[Fullmer17]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/10/managerial-rumors-kapler-maddon-ausmus-beltran.html

 

Joe Maddon has widely been linked to the Angels‘ job and “is set to interview with” the club, ESPN.com’s Buster Olney reports (subscription required). 

[AngelsLakersFan]

‘Interview’

[Stradling]

3 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

‘Interview’

Exactly

[Claude]

Ron Washington will get his obligatory skype interview.

[fan_since79]

"Joe, the job's yours. How many years and how much money do you want?"

 

[AngelsLakersFan]

I hope he doesn't forget his #2 pencil.

[DMVol]

Just now, AngelsLakersFan said:

I hope he doesn't forget his #2 pencil.

May need several to answer all the questions on the test....

[Pancake Bear]

15 minutes ago, Calzone 2 said:

Ron Washington will get his obligatory skype interview.

Ron Washington won’t even get an interview. Not with his drug history. He will not be considered for Angels manager. 

[m0nkey]

[eligrba]

When is @Lou being interviewed?

Plan B did not go well last time. I hope the Angels can land their first choice this time.

[Lou]

 

13 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

I hope he doesn't forget his #2 pencil.

[Duren, Duren]

Two sides to the story.

What do the Angels want/expect from him? What does he want/expect to do with them? 

Looking from his perspective, what would be appealing? 

Location and organizational familiarity. Basic things beyond the job itself. And probably a nice increase in salary/future benefits.

Managing Trout might just be all anyone could desire. The intrigue of Ohtani's potential. Presiding over Pujols career closure. Trout and Pujols may arguably end up amongst the top ten/twenty players in history. Ohtani potentially a one of a kind phenomena. Just as a veteran manager he might like to experience something unique.

That's just the icing on the cake. But the real work is turning the team into contenders. 

That implies being in sync and on the same page as Eppler as they evaluate the roster and formulate a philosophy that works for both of them. Without that shared approach, there could be friction along the way.

Maddon has seen it all. Small market anonymity and big market intense fan base. He succeeded both ways. .

The roster obviously is a work in progress. He knows it will take work, time and patience. But also needs signs of immediate progress. Realistically, with some solid off season changes and a healthy core, reaching .500 next season is attainable. Eppler has to provide an improved talent mix. Especially on the mound. 

In Chicago he had more pieces in place and was the missing factor that got the best from that talent. Tampa was a harder, year by year scramble, but he worked within their philosophy and kept them over achieving. 

The Angels would be a new challenge, but a potentially rewarding way to end his career. 

What do the Angels want? 

A winner. A proven winner in recent years who is comfortable with old and new school input. Hopefully not the time for experimenting with a hotshot young up and coming manager who is generating buzz. Another time but not now. 

Seems like a good fit, but never assume the obvious.

[Lou]

4 minutes ago, Duren, Duren said:

And probably a nice increase in salary/future benefits.

he's not getting a raise in salary 

[Mark68]

53 minutes ago, Calzone 2 said:

Ron Washington will get his obligatory skype interview.

That way Washington can make sure the "sugar" is hidden.

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

[Docwaukee]

[failos]

[Inside Pitch]

[Second Base]

I feel like we know how this goes...

Arte: Joe, I want to thank you for coming by to talk with Billy and I. I'll cut right to the chase, I want to win, right freakin now, and I want you to lead them.

Joe: let's win then....

Billy: Joe can I get your philosophy on...

Arte: Not now Billy. Now Joe let's talk figures. I'll pay you three million a year for three years.

Billy: But Arte....

Joe: That's a fine offer Arte, but you see the Padres....

Arte: Don't have Mike Trout or Shohei Ohtani.

Joe: Deal.

[rafibomb]

[angelsnationtalk]

13 hours ago, Duren, Duren said:

The roster obviously is a work in progress. He knows it will take work, time and patience. But also needs signs of immediate progress. Realistically, with some solid off season changes and a healthy core, reaching .500 next season is attainable. Eppler has to provide an improved talent mix. Especially on the mound. 

 

The roster just needs pitching and it can be pretty solid. This seems like a post that would have made sense 3 years ago. reaching .500 next season should be a failure of a season. We should be around 85 wins next year.

[Mark68]

The goal for 2020 better not be "just to get to .500."

If that's the goal, that is a catastrophic failure. This team was supposed to be positioned to contend in '20. Sure, we're probably not going to beat the Astros, but we have to assemble a team that can try to beat them. At this point, all it should really take is money. We'll see how committed Arte is by what the Angels do in the FA market. That includes managers. 

[angelsnationtalk]

Come on home, Joe.

[failos]