The Los Angeles Angels are still in the running to make their first postseason debut since 2014. And the lingering hope of ending MLB’s longest current postseas

He acknowledged being at the mercy of how deep the pool of available players will be and that he does not know that scope fully yet. But Cashman has been in this job since 1998, and usually — though not 100 percent — when he has a contender, he makes multiple trades before the deadline.