 Before the 2011 season, Angels' owner Arte Moreno insisted on acquiring Vernon Wells from the Toronto Blue Jays, and reportedly told Reagins that he would be fired if he did not acquire Wells within 24 hours.On September 30, 2011, Reagins resigned as GM.While many point to the Angels not making the playoffs in consecutive years since 2000–01 as the reason, others identified his trade of Mike Napoli and Juan Rivera for Wells being a significant factor.