Baseball is a business in which success is based on wins. Loyalty and courtesy are nice, but mean little if they aren’t accompanied by playoff berths and titles. No team, not even one rebuilding like the Baltimore Orioles, has the ability to give playing time to individuals that are incapable of producing at the major league level simply because they work hard.
Perhaps you are familiar with the term “Four-A” or “Quadruple-A.” It’s reserved for players that are good enough to be professionals and provide depth in affiliated ball, but are still missing something that keeps them from being MLB-quality.