On the ALCS Ken Rosenthal said that Bill Stoneman will step down. WOW! Who's next? Cashman?

Bill Stoneman, the man who helped orchestrate the only World Series title in Los Angeles Angels history, is relinquishing the role, CBSSports.com's Scott Miller has learned.

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Stoneman, 62, is planning to move to a consultant's position with the club. His four-year contract expired with the 2007 season but includes a mutual option allowing him to stay beyond '07 as either a GM or a consultant.

 

Angels spokesman Tim Mead would neither confirm nor deny the expected impending front-office changes.

 

Stoneman's replacement as GM was not immediately clear, but it is believed that the Angels are looking at Tony Reagins, currently their director of player development, to succeed Stoneman.

 

The Angels have called a news conference for Tuesday, and this will be the game's fourth significant GM change in the past month. Atlanta's John Schuerholz and Minnesota's Terry Ryan each have resigned within the past month, and St. Louis fired Walt Jocketty.

 

Under Stoneman, the Angels have won three AL West titles in the past four seasons and have reached the postseason in four of the past six years. Among the players acquired during his reign were free agent slugger Vladimir Guerrero and free agent pitcher Bartolo Colon.

 

While the Angels reached heights they had never experienced on the field under Stoneman, he was persistently criticized since that '02 World Series title for failing to land the one impact bat many felt the lineup was lacking.

 

The Angels took a hard run at Paul Konerko when he was a free agent two winters ago but failed to land him. After the 2006 season, owner Arte Moreno promised a "major" offseason move pertaining to the lineup, but many viewed the signing of center fielder Gary Matthews Jr. as more of a complimentary piece than an impact slugger.

 

Reagins, 40, has been in the Angels' organization for 17 seasons, including the past seven as director of player development. Before that, he was manager of baseball operations for four seasons. The Angels have developed a number impact players under Reagins' watch, including closer Francisco Rodriguez, pitcher John Lackey, first baseman Casey Kotchman, second baseman Howie Kendrick and infielder Erick Aybar,

Wow, GM's are falling like nine pins lately.

 

Wonder if there was pressure from above from Arte Moreno (and if he'll take a more hands on role), for not landing that big bat and not winning the world series over the past couple of seasons.

 

But say what you will about Stoneman's inability to make a deal, the Angels have been one of the most consistently good teams in baseball over the past decade.

 

I bet a lot of GM's (and potential candidates) would love to have this position.

Talk about a great job to inherit.

Dialing Jason Gage......

I'm going to be working for the Angels organization (Salt Lake Bees) next summer... they hadn't told me it was going to be as the GM though. That's pretty nice of them..

Edited October 16, 200718 yr by Felix

Angels fans rejoice..the most overrated GM in baseball is finally gone. Good riddance Mr. Stoneman. God you sucked from a major league stand point (I'd let him run my farm system any day, but not the major league club).