No one was surprised when pitching coach Dave Wallace, who managed pitching staffs such as the Boston Red Sox, New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers, left the Baltimore Orioles following the 2016 season. However, Dom Chiti was expecting the Orioles to extend him an offer.
When the team didn’t, Chiti accepted a developmental position with the Atlanta Braves. It wasn’t that Chiti wanted to leave the organization; the Orioles didn’t seem interested in renewing his contract right away, so he had to think of other options. He wanted to be with the Orioles for the 2017 season.