ANAHEIM -- It was exactly two weeks ago, a day after Jerry Dipoto resigned as the Angels' general manager, when assistant GMs Matt Klentak and Scott Servais hosted three conference calls, with all of the pro scouts, all of the amateur scouts and everybody involved in player development.
Each call carried the same general message: "This is OK. One person left, it's a blow. But we'll get through it. Everybody's still here, and we need you now more than ever."
Two weeks away from the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline, and three and a half months before an offseason that looms with uncertainty, this has been the front office's rallying cry.