Hot Stove season is one of the most entertaining parts of the year for baseball fans. It’s a time when they can dream of All-Stars joining their favorite team’s lineup. It’s a time when the invention of Twitter and the method by which breaking news travels these days puts everything else on hold as fans constantly re-check their phones to see if a player has been traded or signed.
This past offseason for the Angels started with rumors about their manager position. Who would take the reins of a franchise who hasn’t sniffed the playoffs since 2014? We quickly found out it would be Joe Maddon.