The Orioles are going to open spring training this week and — quite understandably for beleaguered O’s fans — workouts will begin at the Ed Smith Stadium complex under a cloud of apprehension.
Everyone knows that the organization had to push the reset button. Nobody could possibly question that after a 2018 season during which the Orioles lost a record 115 games and watched attendance drop to a four-decade non-strike-year low.
So, Dan Duquette tore down the team last July and new executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias arrived with a mandate to change everything but the concession menu at Camden Yards.