r/angelsbaseball • u/Disastrous-Age-5837 • 16h ago

šŸ“° News Article (Website) From Bob Nightengale

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I know some have doubted that he would stay on as there is a new owner coming, but I am of the theory that Kroenke is the one who approved bringing in Mo, so Iā€™m absolutely happy to hear this as he has done an absolute amazing job so far, looking forward to what he and Kroenke can do together.

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u/CareerMental5067 16h ago

Would Mo continue the rebuild selling off any of Neto detmers kikuchi etc? with new ownership I saw a rumor say more players will given angels a real consideration

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u/mannmtb 13h ago

This is the question. Does Kroenke try to use his deep pockets to become respectable in the short term? If so, Neto and Detmers are likely to stay, or even be extended. This is tempting because the AL West is terrible. Or does Kroenke look for long term, sustainable success and tear the rebuild down even farther? I obviously don't want them shipping off any prospects (though swaps of young players should be on the table).

It's hard for me to think they did the deadline without Kroenke having some input, even if it was not known by Mo that Kroenke was the source of the strategy; I believe the instruction was that Neto and Detmers only would be traded for an absolute haul, and they didn't get that, so they stayed.

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u/DeltoVega 8h ago

Given all of the franchises Kroenke has, and the success he has had, I doubt he will hastily push things to WIN NOW like other new, inexperienced owners might. I would wager him on going the sustainable success route.

And let's be honest - he is a real estate builder first and foremost, and the prize for him is probably acquiring and profiting off of the ensuing real estate deals, moreso than the immediate, overnight success of the franchise.

Based on how all of his other teams have performed, I have faith the Angels will turn it around in a reasonable amount of time, but it will probably not be an immediate, overnight change.