Since becoming the Orioles' executive vice president and general manager nearly two years ago, Mike Elias has worked not only to restructure the team’s player roster, but also the baseball operations department behind it.
Elias said this week he hopes that continues this offseason, even after the Orioles laid off or furloughed nearly 50 staff members from various departments last month in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
“From a baseball-operations staffing standpoint, there’s always work to be done there, and this is definitely an unusual period of time and hiring climate,” Elias said. "But we do have needs, and we’ll look to fill those as we get through the winter.