The "fire Mike Scioscia" campaign has already begun on social media, as if the Angels' dismissing their manager would magically heal Andrelton Simmons' thumb and the elbows of Garrett Richards, Andrew Heaney and Tyler Skaggs.
Another option that has actually been floated in the mainstream media: trade Mike Trout, one of the best players in baseball, for a haul of talent that could replenish the big league roster and a depleted farm system.
General Manager Billy Eppler wisely shot down that speculation when, in the wake of Richards' season-ending elbow injury, he said there was "no chance" he would trade Trout, adding, "You do not move superstar players.