Tony Reagins has resigned from his post as the general manager of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, the team announced Friday afternoon. Of course, owner Arte Moreno said in a statement that they felt a "change was needed." So this was obviously a forced resignation.
Reagins, 44, had been the GM since October of 2007. The California native worked his way up from the bottom of the organization all the way to the top. He began in 1992 as an intern. By 2002, he was the director of player development and was then promoted again to GM five years later.
"Throughout his career, Tony has meant a great deal to this organization, and represented the Angels with the utmost loyalty and dedication. He will always remain part of the Angels family,” added Moreno.
Reagins had a hand in developing some very successful major-league talent, including Jered Weaver, Howard Kendrick, Erick Aybar and Kendrys Morales. In recent years, however, he's been maligned for overpaying for veterans, specifically the offseason acquisition of highly-paid Vernon Wells from the Blue Jays for slugging catcher Mike Napoli last year -- not to mention the disaster that was the Scott Kazmir trade.
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Bringing in Wells was the nail in the coffin.
