Postgame

Arte Moreno’s failures.

1. Not understanding the game and hiring the proper personnel. Friends that are part of the know nothing party candidates
2. Informing Bill Stoneman that trades and F.A. Signings must be signed off by him.
3. Hiring Tony Reagins as replacement for Stoneman and become the first “YES” man.
4. Collecting high priced Free Agents that were always paid wat to much and delivered way less. (Gary Mathews Jr., Albert, Hambone, Wilson, Rendone along with many others.
5. Swallowing almost all of the “Cable TV Deal” fora lot of money and not reinvesting in the team.
6. Cutting cost across the board in the minor leagues at every level. Not implementing or directing the implementing how to teach and coach the minors how to play baseball and teaching the same way at all levels going all the way to the majors. Not having professionals from the team making nutrition, housing and training all incorporated though out the system. Not being able to teach front office executives and personnel to move up to the next level.
7. Running a front office that employs 37-43 employees to cover all aspects of the game including community relations, draft staff, scouting department for High schools, JC’s, Colleges and Universities. Advanced games teams going to play. Scouting for both Leagues. MLB teams normally employ 52-55 in the Front Office.
8. Very high turnover rate of the LAA scaled down front office personnel.
9. Proof of not being capable of overseeing a MLB team based on results.
10. Not overseeing the team very well in regarding issues such as the use of Opioid Drugs, including those who bought the drugs for players and which players needed help and securing the needed avenues of help. Visiting Clubhouse attendant issues of selling goop and selling information about the Angels players.

Through the ’09 season having exciting teams that were the remnants of the work of others was clearly why Arturo Moreno believed he was on to a new way of get rich along with looking good in the eyes of the fans and yet still pulling out a lot of money believing he knew what he was doing. The seams in this baseball were unraveling and so what was he to do, but to sign bigger and better Free Agent(s) is where he turned, after all it worked with Guerriero and Hunter so, next time go bigger.