This time of year used to be when things would pick up for the Orioles. The free-agent market would settle down to the point in which they could pursue the leftover targets and try to improve the club. FanFest would bring thousands downtown to see the returning stars, meet the team’s legends and have their fears calmed about the lack of offseason activity by the team’s brass.
When the Orioles last held FanFest in January 2019, it was a smaller affair, but a hopeful one. The team’s new front office touted its methods and promised a better future, though they were clear even then that that future wasn’t imminent.