Control of the Angels is likely to pass to Stan Kroenke\u2019s group later month, which would be sooner than originally expected, but in the meantime the search for a new leader of the baseball operations department remains in a holding pattern, interim GM John Mozeliak said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Mozeliak said he\u2019s expecting Major League Baseball owners to vote on the transfer from Arte Moreno to Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, \u201csomewhere in the week of the 16th (of November).\u201d MLB owners meetings are scheduled for Nov. 17-19 in New York.<\/p>\n
In the meantime, Mozeliak and KSE have simply been putting together lists of names they\u2019d like to consider to be the next head of baseball operations.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re going to wait on the vote, and once the vote happens there will be an aggressive pursuit,\u201d Mozeliak said.<\/p>\n
When KSE announced the deal to purchase the Angels<\/a> from Arte Moreno in September, the deal was expected to be finalized in the first quarter of 2027.<\/p>\n However, approval from the other 29 MLB owners is a different process than the closing of the financial aspects of the deal. Once the approval is done, KSE will be in charge, Mozeliak said.<\/p>\n \u201cI think that\u2019s when the majority of the decision-making will be theirs,\u201d Mozeliak said.<\/p>\n The Angels fired GM Perry Minasian in June, and hired Mozeliak as an interim GM. He was tasked with handling the draft, the trade deadline and overseeing the search for a new leader of baseball operations. Mozeliak is still under contract through December.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think we\u2019ve exactly determined my role in (the search) process yet,\u201d Mozeliak said. \u201cBut I am under contract and will help in any way I can. But ultimately they (KSE) will be the lead on this.\u201d<\/p>\n The Angels job is now considered one of the most coveted in the industry, because Kroenke has deep pockets and his reputation is to allow autonomy for the people he hires. That\u2019s led to speculation that the Angels could go big and try to lure away someone who is currently at the top of another team\u2019s baseball operation.<\/p>\n So far, the Angels haven\u2019t asked permission to interview anyone who is currently leading another team\u2019s baseball operation, according to Mozeliak.<\/p>\n Whoever ends up getting the job to lead the baseball operations would then select the new manager. The Angels declined the option on Kurt Suzuki\u2019s deal last month<\/a>.<\/p>\n