Despite a season marked by challenges, Los Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian remains optimistic about the future, finding hope even after the team set a franchise record with 99 losses in a single season.

The Los Angeles Angels slashed their payroll from 2023 to 2024. After spending over $230 million on their roster two years ago, owner Arte Moreno limited general manager Perry Minasian significantly last season,

The Angels lost a franchise-worst 99 games in 2024, but Minasian says the development of players like Zach Neto, Logan O’Hoppe and Nolan Schanuel creates a core that can vault them to contention.

Angels general manager Perry Minasian held an end-of-season press conference this week, with details provided by Jeff Fletcher of the

Though the club is wrapping up another disappointing season, Minasian expressed confidence in what he believes to be a budding core and indicated the entire coaching staff will be returning next year.

The 2024 season for the Los Angeles Angels did not look pretty by virtually any measure. The team’s two highest-paid players making a combined $75.6 million played a combined 86 games.