Angels Rumors: Insider Doesn't Think One Managerial Candidate is Under Serious Consideration in LA

The list for a new Angels manager may be one name shorter...

The Angels are on the hunt for a new manager.

Phil Nevin was relieved of his duties as the Angels manager after the team decided to decline their option on Nevin's contract for 2024.

The Angels went 73-89 in an injury-riddled season and have yet to make the playoffs since 2014.

One name not on the list for potential new managers is long-time MLB manager Buck Showalter.

On @TMKSESPN, Buster Olney said:

“I don’t think [that Buck Showalter has a shot to be #Angels manager].”

“I don’t know if [Perry] is the one who’s gonna make the decision here.”

“I think if it was up to Perry, Buck would’ve already been announced.”https://t.co/c85XXOMVnP

— BTH (@BeyondTheHalo) October 23, 2023

Showalter has a long history of MLB managerial experience in the league but has only won his team's division twice in 22 years.

A big reason that the Angels might not be letting Perry Minasian have much say in the new manager is the fact that his contract with the Angels is up after the 2024 season.

The team may look to sign a manager that Arte Moreno likes and can commit to for longer than 2024.

Another tidbit from that interview:

“It may be that in the end it’s Arte Moreno or maybe some of his advisors [making the call on manager]. Tim Salmon will have a say in that, perhaps, rather than Perry.”

— BTH (@BeyondTheHalo) October 23, 2023

While the Angels have had multi-MVP winners on their roster since then, the team has struggled to put a consistent roster around these talented players.

Shohei Ohtani is going to win the AL MVP award for the 2023 season, and now the Angels have to convince him to sign back with the team this offseason, while also making him the highest-paid player in MLB history.

The team has a lot of questions that need to be answered this offseason and the two biggest surround Shohei Ohtani and who will be managing Ohtani along with the rest of the clubhouse in 2024.