Houston Astros assistant general manager Mike Elias is poised to become the Orioles’ next head of baseball operations, according to several news outlets.
Elias was a key component in the successful rebuild of the 2017 World Series champion Astros as their scouting director and then assistant general manager.
USA Today, MLB.com and the Houston Chronicle have reported his impending hire, based on unnamed sources.
Elias was an early hire of Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow, who came over from a successful stint heading up the farm system and drafts of the St.