Orioles fans haven’t received much good news lately. The Birds just completed the worst season in franchise history. Their popular manager was let go. The Winter Meetings start in three weeks and they don’t officially have a front office. Players we spent years rooting for are gone. (Anybody else’s bobblehead collection ruined?) There has been little joy in Birdland.
But the Orioles’ expected hire of Mike Elias to run their front office is nothing short of fantastic news. While this hasn’t been officially announced, I’m extremely bullish on Elias for the following reasons.
He comes from winning organizations
During the last O’s executive search, I remember hearing many fans say “why don’t we hire somebody from a winning organization?