Angels face big decisions

ANAHEIM, Calif._Whether they acquire or sell off players before the July 31 trade deadline is merely an appetizer on the buffet of daunting and potentially franchise-altering moves facing the Angels in the coming months.

The contract of Mike Scioscia, the longest-tenured manager in the majors, expires after this season, and owner Arte Moreno and general manager Billy Eppler must decide whether to retain the only field boss to lead the Angels to a World Series title.

Mike Trout's six-year, $144.5-million contract expires after 2020, and if the Angels are to have any hope of retaining baseball's best player with a lucrative extension, they must make the moves necessary to build into a playoff contender by 2019 and a World Series contender by 2020.

And at some point