Perry Minasian does not concern himself with trade grades and prospect rankings, he just wants to work within the confines of what he has and try to compete to the best of his ability. The Angels' general manager really does block out outside noise and tries to rally the troops, and he does that because he grew up working in clubhouses and he understands that the best way to succeed on the field is to come together to stick it to the outside world.
Minasian truly will need to do his best to ignore the haters, as fans and reporters are always going to be quite critical of the team.