Since being officially hired as the Orioles general manager a few weeks ago, Mike Elias has started on the transformation of the front office from what he inherited from his predecessor, Dan Duquette, into what will hopefully be a capable, analytics-driven operation.
In his introductory press conference, Elias sounded more positive than I expected about the state of the talent in the organization. He said that the O’s have “players on this team and in the organization right now who are going to be part of the next playoff team,” which is welcome news, as was his assessment that, as a scouting director, there were “future stars and really good pitchers” in the farm system already.