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Bill Shaikin: If the Angels hire a new manager, here's their guy

Nebraska baseball coach Darin Erstad throws out the ceremonial first pitch as the Kansas City Royals play host to the Boston Red Sox at Kauffman Stadium on Aug. 10, 2013, in Kansas City, Missouri.

LOS ANGELES — Even with the almost supernatural intervention of Shohei Ohtani, the Angels were very nearly swept this week by the Kansas City Royals. The Royals are not a good team. The Angels might not be, either. As of Thursday, Baseball Prospectus projects them with a one in 10 chance of making the new and expanded playoffs.

If the Angels do not make the playoffs, they could launch a broad search for someone to replace interim manager Phil Nevin. Their best choice might well have been in the house on

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