Last week, Tony Reagins resigned as the General Manager of the Los Angeles Angels, although he will remain on staff as an assistant to team president Dennis Kuhl.

Angels owner Arte Moreno released a statement saying, “We remained short of our objective in winning a championship. In moving forward, we felt a change was needed.”

Jim Bowden of ESPNLA.com, gives us a list of possible candidates for the GM position in Anaheim:

– Theo Epstein: The Cubs already asked permission from the Red Sox to talk to him, so why not the Angels too. It is unknown though if John Henry will give permission to any other teams points out Bowden. A source close to Epstein says that he is open to the possibility of taking over the Angels or Cubs if “president” were added to his GM title says Bowden.

– Andrew Friedman: According to Bowden, he’s been doing a great job as a GM in terms of drafting and trading veteran players for prospects. He has a philosophy of balancing new and old school analysis that will probably work well with manager Mike Scioscia adds Bowden.

– Billy Beane: A source familiar with him says that he’s been frustrated with the lack of revenues, payroll restrictions and inability to get a new stadium Bowden adds. The source adds that he’s interested in the position. The only problem here is that Beane has an ownership stake in the team.

– Josh Byrnes: He’s currently an assistant with the Padres and according to Bowden, he’s one of most intelligent and well-balanced executives on the market.

– Logan White: Bowden says that he’s one of the best evaluators in baseball. He adds that he was responsible for the Matt Kemp and Clayton Kershaw selections. White also has the tools to build a “championship-caliber” organization.

– Ben Chernington: He’s the Red Sox’s assistant GM at the moment. According to Bowden, he’s been trained by Epstein and he could follow his footsteps. He also has “experience in winning with high payrolls while building strong farm systems”.

– Al Avila: Bowden believes that he’s more than ready to take on that job. He adds that Avila has a keen eye for talent and experience under Dave Dombrowski.

– Bill Geivett: He oversees player personnel for the Rockies. Bowden says that he believes strongly in finding players with high character and building from within.

– Dan Jennings: Bowden says that the Marlins’ assistant GM has the tools to become a successful GM.

– David Frost: His strong suit is the administrative aspect of the job as a Harvard grad student says Bowden. He also adds that Frost is a strong assistant GM with personnel skills.

– Jason McLeod: He was the scouting director for the Red Sox responsible for the selections of Jacoby Ellsbury, Justin Masterson and Clay Buchholz. He also has experience in both small and big markets with the Padres and Red Sox.

– Kim Ng: She worked with the Dodgers’ front office as an assistant GM and according to Bowden she has the experience, knowledge and vision to win.

– Thad Levine: Bowden says that he’s been “heavily involved” as Jon Daniels’ wingman in building the Rangers’ current team. He has a strong business background Bowden adds.

Fragments of Jim bowden’s article “Angels GM candidates: How they measure up” were used in this article.

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