# MLB insider shares new Angels ownership could be handcuffed during free agency

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/mlb-insider-shares-new-angels-ownership-could-be-handcuffed-during-free-agency/
- Published: 2026-11-04T03:37:10+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T06:09:44+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/03/sports/mlb-insider-reveals-angels-needing-to-reshape-front-office-can-affect-free-ageny/
- Topics: Business, Markets, World

## Key points

- The pending sale could delay the Angels’ free-agent plans.
- MLB approval may not arrive until early 2027.
- The club must rebuild its baseball leadership.

## Summary

The Angels may be unable to pursue major free agents promptly because MLB approval of the team’s sale to Kroenke Sports & Entertainment is still pending. Ken Rosenthal says the delay could prevent the club from appointing a new baseball operations chief or negotiating with players such as Tarik Skubal before the 1 December lockout deadline.

The sale was announced last summer, and the Angels said approval might not come until the end of the first quarter of 2027. In the meantime, the club needs to rebuild its leadership after dismissing manager Kurt Suzuki following its first 100-loss season and deciding not to retain interim general manager John Mozeliak. Rosenthal says hiring a president of baseball operations is a November priority, followed by appointments of a general manager and manager.

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