Will Angels make the playoffs? Don't expect guarantees from GM Perry Minasian.
The Angels could use a bit of swagger. They could use an October too.
Yes or no, Perry Minasian: Is this a playoff team?
"We'll find out," Minasian said.
Minasian, the Angels' general manager, earned respect throughout the sport for a second consecutive winter of guiding owner Arte Moreno away from the brightest stars in the free-agent constellation and focusing instead on desperately needed depth.
No team in the major leagues has a longer playoff drought. This is the time to guarantee October.
Dave Roberts, the Dodgers' manager, guaranteed a World Series last spring. The guarantee was not unfounded. It stirred interest, even if the Dodgers did not make it
