After five years, the Los Angeles Angels are moving on from general manager Billy Eppler.
All five seasons under Eppler have been losing ones, making the decision almost inevitable.
The Angels are led on the field by Mike Trout, who is arguably one of the greatest players in history. Despite having a generational talent like Trout, the Angels have been unable to build a winning team around him. The next general manager will be the third general manager Trout has had in his career in Los Angeles.
There are rumors circulating that the Angels are interested in hiring Dave Dombrowski to be the new general manager, who was most recently the president of baseball operations for the Boston Red Sox but was released by the team in September 2019.
Eppler was released with one season remaining on his contract. All signs have been pointing to this move since September 2019, when Angels owner Arte Moreno fired manager Brad Ausmus, who was Eppler’s guy.
Whoever the new general manager will be, his goal will be singular—to get Mike Trout into the playoffs. During his incredible career of almost a decade, Trout has only been to the postseason once.
