At every point in their abbreviated offseasons since joining the Orioles and becoming the figureheads of a from-the-studs organization-building process, baseball operations chief Mike Elias and manager Brandon Hyde have preached patience to a community that's been interested in all they plan to do but ultimately just wants to know when their club will win again.
Beginning this month in Sarasota and specifically with the individual meetings that players and staff are having beginning Tuesday as pitchers and catchers reported for spring training, there's been a similar message to the players. They'll have the opportunity to improve and win jobs, and everything from the coaching hires to the data available for them will put them in a position to do that.