Two days before he and the Orioles front office decide on the next cornerstone addition to their rebuilding project and begin a crucial stretch in which they have three of the first 39 picks of a shortened MLB draft, executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias outlined on a lengthy videoconference Monday afternoon how the team is preparing for the second overall pick, what might go into that decision, and more.
Elias, in his second draft in charge of the Orioles after being hired in November 2018, said the entire front office has enjoyed having something as significant as the draft to prepare for in a time without baseball, with the entire front office, including player development staff, having a role in player analysis.