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Astros' Randy Flores pivot could allow Angels to poach rising Brewers executive

Will the Angels get their guy thanks for their division rival?
ByEvan Roberts
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Sep 27, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke looks on before the game against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images
Sep 27, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke looks on before the game against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Just when it seemed the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Angels were going to be battling for the services of assistant Milwaukee Brewers' general manager Matt Kleine's services this offseason, the Astros threw a curveball.

There was recent speculation that the Astros were zeroing in on Kleine to be their next general manager, but news broke on Friday night that they hired Randy Flores away from the St. Louis Cardinals.

Indications earlier in the week suggested the Astros were preparing for pivot, considering they also interviewed former Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo.

While Kleine is technically available to be hired by the Angels, the impression is that the Brewers may not be making the process easy. Earlier in the day on Friday, Brian McTaggart of MLB dot com offered some insight into the Astros' pursuit of Kleine, suggesting it was complicated since he just signed an extension with Milwaukee.

The Angels' future with Brewers executive Matt Kleine as general manager would be bright

Kleine is a trendy candidate, given his impact on a Brewers team that has the best regular-season record in MLB the last three seasons. If the Angels could pair a shrewd general manager like Kleine, with a deep-pocketed owner in Stan Kroenke, the team could potentially have a meteoric rise sooner rather than later.

It would also be fair to assume that if there is an ownership group that could throw enough money at the Brewers potentially being in the way, it would be Stan Kroenke's. Of course, that's assuming Kleine is even interested in taking the Angels' job.

In the Angels, Kleine could see a blank-slate organization that he could build from the ground-up in the first year of the Kroenke Era. All of Kleine's ideas would sound ground-breaking and exciting with the Angels, whereas he might not have had the same open-minded approach with Jim Crane and the Astros.

The Angels have yet to formally announce any interviews for their empty general manager position, but they are hoping for somebody who could vault them above the Astros and the rest of the depleted AL West.

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