ANAHEIM, Calif. — After the 2025 season, and after the Los Angeles Angels made their fourth managerial change in as many losing seasons, general manager Perry Minasian was asked to evaluate his performance.Like many simple questions asked during his five-plus-year tenure, it was not one he would answer.“That would be a question for somebody else,” Minasian replied.And on Friday, that question was answered by somebody else.The Angels — at the direction of owner Arte Moreno and president Molly Jolly — fired Minasian. The club also said it brought on longtime St. Louis Cardinals executive John Mozeliak as interim GM. His charge will be to oversee the draft, the trade deadline and the transition to permanent leadership at the conclusion of the long-anticipated lockout.Minasian’s final day — his firing announced 78 minutes before the first pitch of a blowout 9-3 loss to the Athletics — was one final chaos in a five-plus-year tenure filled with them. His 392-500 record only tells part of the story.The mayhem ranged from firing a mohawked Joe Maddon in the middle of a 14-game losing streak, to Anthony Rendon fighting a fan, to putting six players on waivers a month after a failed all-in trade deadline in Shohei Ohtani’s final contract year. There were brawls, copious failed free-agent signings, spats over lack of air conditioning and minor leaguers complaining about poor living conditions.The 2021 all-pitcher draft produced many headlines but minimal big leaguers. The Angels set the franchise record for losses in 2024 and might eclipse that 99 mark in 2026. Minasian continually mortgaged the future by rushing prospects to the big leagues — starting the clock on players who were seldom ready for their roles.