MLB.com’s Alden Gonzalez reports that the Angels exercised GM Jerry DiPoto’s option for the 2016 season two or three months ago. As Gonzalez details, DiPoto’s contract was for three years and included options for the 2015 and ’16 seasons. There have not been any discussions yet about extending him beyond the 2016 season.
The Angels, since DiPoto took over after the 2011 season, have gone 295-251. They made the postseason last year with a 98-64 record, but were swept out of the ALDS by the Wild Card-winning and eventual AL champion Royals.
DiPoto’s tenure also includes the signing of outfielder Josh Hamilton to a five-year, $125 million contract in December 2012. Hamilton hit a paltry .255/.316/.426 with 31 home runs and 123 RBI in 1,017 PA with the Angels. Hamilton dealt with a drug relapse, which caused DiPoto and owner Arte Moreno to publicly criticize Hamilton before sending him to the Rangers in late April in a cash transaction.