Overview

• Albert Pujols met Thursday in St. Louis with Angels GM Perry Minasian to discuss the managerial vacancy, and multiple reports described the meeting as positive.
• No formal offer has been made and an announcement is not expected immediately, though reporting indicates owner Arte Moreno favors Pujols for the job.
• Early coaching-staff conversations are underway, with former All-Star Ramón Martínez mentioned in reports as Pujols’ preferred choice for pitching coach.
• Pujols has not managed in affiliated Major League Baseball, but he led Leones del Escogido to winter-league and Caribbean Series titles and is slated to manage the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic.
• The opening follows the Angels’ decision not to retain Ron Washington or interim Ray Montgomery, and Pujols’ existing Angels personal-services contract could influence the structure of any deal.