Good Riddance, Arte Moreno. Thanks for Wasting Trout and Ohtani

By Will Laws His ownership is defined by mismanagement and utter disappointment. His exit can’t come soon enough. Want to get in a fun sports debate with your friends? Try to construct the Mount Rushmore of the worst contracts handed out to players under Angels owner Arte Moreno. There is no shortage of options, whether you favor the mega-deals that flopped or the smaller but still substantial commitments that didn’t come close to being repaid. The above table doesn’t even include Vernon Wells, whom the Angels acquired from the Blue Jays in 2011 for Mike Napoli in the middle of a seven-year, $…

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