Now that the Orioles have moved into a serious rebuilding period, the focus will be on developing a large group of young players to populate the major league roster for the next decade or more.
The responsibility for that rests largely on the minor and major league coaching staffs, but there is another component that could have a big impact on whether the rebuild is ultimately successful. Since the Orioles traded several of their top players to acquire many of those promising prospects, some of the remaining veterans are already working to fill the leadership gap.