Billy Eppler, a bridesmaid the last time the Angels named a general manger in 2011, received the job this time, The Post confirmed.
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“I can not adequately express how excited I am for the opportunity Arte Moreno and the Angels have given me”, he said.
Toronto assistant GM Tony LaCava, who interviewed for the job, has also been told he is no longer in the running.
Eppler, 40, steps in for interim GM Bill Stoneman, who took over after Dipoto resigned, reportedly over disagreements with manager Mike Scioscia.
The Yankees, meanwhile, is going to keep without any need of such a professional professional manager, and sure have also a few body on your mind to switch Eppler. He’s been with the Yankees since 2004 and he became Cashman’s assistant before the 2012 season. We look forward to him joining the organization and making his impact felt in short order. Instead, they finished third in the AL West at 85-77, missing the playoffs for the fifth time in six seasons.
Los Angeles already has a combined $105 million in payroll committed to Pujols, Trout, departed outfielder Josh Hamilton and ailing pitchers Jered Weaver and C.J. Wilson.
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In addition, manager Mike Scioscia won’t yet comment on whether he will be back with the Angels next season. If you’ve been paying attention to the business side of baseball over the last month, you’d see that, with so many GM jobs open, this news was completely inevitable. Although both refused to talk about it publicly, their relationship apparently fractured again this summer, leading to Dipoto’s abrupt resignation at midseason. The Angels were eliminated Sunday. “We want to move forward and get better”.
