"At the end of their 10th straight losing season, the Angels announced they were making a managerial change. Neither Ron Washington nor interim skipper Ray Montgomery - who took over in the second half while Washington recovered from bypass surgery - would be back. Montgomery remained in the organization in a front office role, while Washington would land in San Francisco as infield coach on Tony Vitello's first MLB staff."
"Albert Pujols was the early frontrunner. Talks fizzled out a couple weeks later, reportedly after Pujols and owner Arte Moreno couldn't agree on coaches and financial terms. The Halos also interviewed longtime center fielder Torii Hunter before landing on former catcher Kurt Suzuki as their new manager."
"Suzuki signed a one-year contract, which is rare. Most teams tend to give their top front office personnel and their manager multi-year security. Suzuki evidently didn't have that kind of bargaining power. There's nothing inherently wrong with a one-year contract, but that didn't lead to much optimism that Moreno would be willing to spend on a roster littered with holes."
The Angels completed their 10th consecutive losing season and made significant coaching staff changes. Ron Washington departed to join the Giants, while interim manager Ray Montgomery moved to a front office role. The team pursued Albert Pujols and Torii Hunter before hiring former catcher Kurt Suzuki as manager. Suzuki signed a rare one-year contract with no prior managerial experience, having served three seasons as a special assistant. The organization made minimal roster moves, spending only $18.2 million in free agency. General manager Perry Minasian enters the final guaranteed year of his contract, suggesting ownership may be planning potential changes.
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