Angels get another sign that Kurt Suzuki's days in Anaheim could officially be numbered

The Los Angeles Angels are on pace to have the worst season in franchise history. The Angels are having their worst season ever despite their starting pitchers, which have long been the organization's bugaboo, having the second-best ERA (4.12) in the past 10 seasons. Clearly the new ownership group is going to want to make radical changes to the worst franchise in baseball for a decade-plus, and everybody knows how they will likely begin that process.

It does not take an expert to know that the Angels are probably going to part ways with Kurt Suzuki after their season ends next Sunday. However, one insider pretty much confirmed that Suzuki will be looking for a new job sooner rather than later.

Kurt Suzuki never seemed long for the Los Angeles Angels' managerial job

Jon Heyman of the New York Post ranked Kurt Suzuki's managerial seat as the hottest of any manager in baseball. The MLB insider pointed to reality that Suzuki is operating on one-year deal, and has already seen the boss who hired him replaced. Not to mention, the likelihood that Stan Kroenke will want to bring in his own people once the sale of the franchise is completed. All those signs point to Suzuki's time as the manager of the Angels being one-and-done.

Heyman goes on to mention that he believes interim general manager John Mozeliak is safer than Suzuzki, and references Mozeliak and Stan Kroenke likely having a past rapport, given their previous ties to St. Louis.

The fact that Suzuki got a one-year deal to manage the Angels was a massive indicator that he was going to be one-and-done. Suzuki had a great working relationship with Perry Minasian, so Suzuki's contract looked far less likely to be renewed after the Angels fired Minasian midseason.

The Angels have become a far more desirable destination because of Kroenke and the new ownership group replacing Arte Moreno -- meaning the team might actually be able to lure an established or up-and-coming managerial candidate to helm the Angels unlike previous years. Add that factor in and Angels fans should be preparing themselves to study up on the best managerial candidates in yet another offseason.

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