Both of them are the problem....
Arte’s still making bank with the cable deal he signed (which is his real goal)—it’s more than paying for the Pujols contract...unfortunately his interference in personnel on the field hasn’t helped.
Even with that though, Scioscia has had many bites at the apple with very talented teams, and has ended up with the worst playoff record of any manager in baseball. All the years of one and done post season appearances....Fat Mike has a proven track record of failure there. Long past time for him to go.
I think Scioscia is a good manager but even good managers can get stale.
We also have the luxury of second guessing him and clearly remember when our own managerial decisions get validated. I always think he pulls pitchers too early, so whenever a reliever gets lit up I’m convinced I’m wiser than Scioscia.
But I think more of the Angel’s lack of success is due to Arte. He allowed the farm system to deteriorate. He let some of our better scouts go. He has traded off our prospects for aging ‘stars’. He’s in love with ‘stars’ rather than gamers. The bullpen became an afterthought in the Arte era.
If he wasn’t a meddling owner his GMs and Fat Mike would certainly be to blame, but he is a meddling owner. I had clients close to the Angel organization and some of the back office changes that Arte implemented didn’t reflect positively on his character IMO. I knew one of the players as well and he said that they couldn’t figure out what Arte was trying to accomplish, the way that he spent money didn’t make any sense.
But we’re stuck with Arte no matter what. Maybe he’ll let Scioscia out of his contract if the Dodgers want him.