The Angels are bucking the trend. They are hiring a general manager, and that is all.
The Philadelphia Phillies just hired a president of baseball operations, who is in the process of hiring a general manager. The Boston Red Sox just hired a president of baseball operations, a general manager, and a senior vice president of baseball operations. The Dodgers implemented that structure last year.
The third man in the Dodgers' troika, Josh Byrnes, emerged Saturday as a candidate for the Angels' general manager position.
The Angels have concluded an initial round of interviews and could whittle their candidate list this week, though it is uncertain whether they will conduct a second round of interviews.