It’s taken until mid-December for them to do it, but the Orioles finally have both a general manager and a manager to lead them into what will hopefully be a better future. If there was a common theme in Monday’s press conference where manager Brandon Hyde was introduced, it was one of communication and openness between the men in charge of the team.
The fact that what should be a basic step of a well-run franchise seems revolutionary here is another reminder of how much of a mess things had become. There are a lot of reasons that the team fell to its 47-115 record this year.