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After 100-loss Angels season, Suzuki out as manager — AL West roundup
The Angels are moving on from Kurt Suzuki after a 100-loss season, while the A’s and Astros push ahead with front office changes and the Mariners hunt for a new skipper.
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There were no games on the AL West slate yesterday, but it was a busy day in the front offices, especially for clubs coming off disappointing seasons.
Angels clean house after franchise’s first 100-loss season
The Los Angeles Angels, who just endured the first 100-loss season in franchise history at 62-100, are making sweeping changes. CBS Sports reports that Kurt Suzuki is out as manager after only one year, creating the third managerial vacancy in MLB. MLB Trade Rumors adds that the Angels declined Suzuki’s 2027 club option and will launch a search for a new manager and coaching staff. Suzuki has been offered a role to remain in the organization as a special assistant.
On the front-office side, interim general manager John Mozeliak told SoCal News Group’s Jeff Fletcher, as relayed by MLB Trade Rumors, that the club will hire a full-time GM for the 2027 season and that he will not be that GM. No interviews have taken place yet, with the process still in its early stages.
A’s build out Taylor Smith’s new front office
The Sacramento Athletics (64-98) continue their off-field overhaul. MLB Trade Rumors notes that the club finalized the hiring of Taylor Smith as their new president of baseball operations on Monday. At Smith’s introductory press conference, owner John Fisher suggested the A’s could also hire a general manager to serve as the No. 2 baseball operations executive. Smith’s arrival is also a topic on the latest MLB Trade Rumors podcast, underscoring the league-wide interest in the A’s reset.
Astros’ GM search, Mariners’ manager hunt, Garver retires
The Houston Astros (81-81) are likewise looking for a new general manager. According to MLB Trade Rumors, assistant general managers Gavin Dickey and Charles Cook have already interviewed for the vacancy, and the team is also considering external options, including a Rays assistant GM.
In Seattle, the Mariners (76-86) are searching for a new manager after parting ways with Dan Wilson last month. A report in The Athletic, cited by MLB Trade Rumors, lists Jason Kanzler, Joe Espada and Rocco Baldelli among the candidates, though they are not the only names in the mix. The Texas Rangers (80-82) are on the periphery of the day’s news but are connected through former catcher Mitch Garver, who has retired after parts of ten big league seasons with the Twins, Rangers and Mariners, per MLB Trade Rumors.