Over the past several days, Orioles manager Buck Showalter has been asked to measure Adam Jones’ impact on the franchise.
And as Sunday could potentially be the final game with the club for both longtime fixtures with their contracts expiring at the end of the season, Jones was asked after Saturday’s doubleheader what Showalter has meant to the organization.
“I think to the franchise, he's just meant accountability,” Jones said of Showalter, who has been the Orioles manager since August 2010 and ranks second on the club’s all-time wins list. “I think he holds everybody accountable. He holds himself to a high standard.