Mike Elias has rarely shied away from giving a blunt assessment of the organization’s current status. He admitted in the past that winning was not “strategically relevant” at the time, and recently squashed some good vibes when he said it was “not a probability” that the Orioles would win a wild card this season.
Last August I wrote about how the Orioles lineup had evolved under Mike Elias. I examined Baltimore’s batting order from August 17 over the previous three seasons, and let’s just say there are a few names that should stay in the past.