The worst season in Orioles history is nearing the end, but for an organization that faces many obstacles to return to respectability, the rebuild is just beginning.
This offseason will be a busy one, with Orioles decision makers determining the futures of many within the organization — most notably manager Buck Showalter and executive vice president Dan Duquette — while also contemplating whether this is the ideal time to restructure the infrastructure of the baseball operations department.
That process has already begun, according to an industry source, with the Orioles ownership and top-level executives looking throughout the industry to cultivate a list of individuals whose interest they’d like to gauge for various roles.